SDR 04FDEA03299

Service difficulty report · Hinge · Doug MD11

Difficulty date: December 1, 2004
Submitted: December 1, 2004
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N577FE
Make and model: Doug MD11
Aircraft serial: 48469
Aircraft time: 40,776 hours, 8,606 cycles
System (JASC): 5744 · Wing, Control Surface Attach Fittings
Part: Hinge
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 WING, OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD HINGE (WING SIDE), ACTUATOR ATTACHMENT INBOARD BORE FOUND CORRODED. CORROSION REMOVED AND FOUND EXCEEDED LIMIT AS PER CMM 57-44-08 PAGES 402-407, ORIGINAL DIAMETER=1.187, FINAL DIAMETER=1.232, MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DIAMETER=1.190. REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER FEDEX EA 1-5750-77985.

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