- Difficulty date
- August 6, 2004
- Submitted
- August 6, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48458
- Aircraft time
- 34,367 hours, 9,652 cycles
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Zone 600
- 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
RIGHT WING, OUTBOARD FLAP - INBOARD AFT HINGE WITH PIVOT HOLE OUTBOARD FLANGE CORRODED. CORROSION REMOVED PER CMM 20-11-02 PAGES 2 - 4. ORIGINAL THICKNESS = 0.508 MATERIAL REMOVED = 0.002 REMAINING THICKNESS = 0.506 COMPLIED WITH FEDEX EA 1-5750-76807, WINGS - LT AND RT OUTBOARD FLAP - INBOARD HINGE BRACKET BORE CORRODED.