Service difficulty report · Hinge · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
July 27, 2004
Submitted
July 28, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N607FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48547
Aircraft time
41,928 hours, 9,609 cycles
Part
Hinge
Condition
Cracked
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 (FLAP SIDE) MIDDLE FITTING FOUND CRACKED. ASSEMBLY REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER MM 27-50-30-4 AND FLAP STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT/TEST CARRIED OUT AS PER MM 27-50-30-5, FOUND SATISFACTORY AND FLAP ADJUSTMENT/TEST CARRIED OUT AS PER MM 27-50-00-5, FOUND SATISFACTORY.

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