Service difficulty report · Bracket · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
June 18, 2004
Submitted
July 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48489
Aircraft time
42,952 hours, 8,766 cycles
Part
Bracket
Part number
ARC050213
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LEFT HAND WING - OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD HINGE (WING SIDE), ACTUATOR ATTACHMENT OUTBOARD BORE FOUND CORRODED. LEFT HAND WING - OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD HINGE (WING SIDE), ACTUATOR ATTACHMENT OUTBOARD BORE CORROSION REMOVED AS PER CMM 57-44-08 PAGES 402 TO 407 AND FOUND EXCEEDED LIMITS, ORIGINAL DIAMETER=1.187 INCH, FINAL DIAMETER=1.223 INCH AND REPAIRED AS PER FEDEX EA 1-5750-78010, TITLE: WINGS - OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAPS - INBOARD HINGE BRACKET (WING SIDE) CORROSION - REPAIR.

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