What was found
RT WING INBOARD FLAP OUTBOARD HINGE (FLAP SIDE), PIVOT PIN ATTACHMENT OUTBOARD HOLE SPOT FACE FOUND CORRODED. SPOT FACE CORROSION REMOVED AND FOUND EXCEEDED LIMIT AS PER CMM57-52-03. REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER FEDEX EA 1-5750-78057.
- Difficulty date
- December 9, 2004
- Submitted
- December 10, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N577FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48469
- Aircraft time
- 40,776 hours, 8,606 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- T/E Flap
- 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.