- Difficulty date
- March 29, 2005
- Submitted
- April 6, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48420
- Aircraft time
- 47,889 hours, 10,368 cycles
- Part
- Flap
- Part number
- NRC6753503
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Zone 500
- Part time
- 47,889 hours, 10,368 cycles
- 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
LEFTHAND OUTBOARD FLAP; INBOARD HINGE ATTACH FITTING HAS 2.25 INCH CRACK ADJACENT TO ATTACH POINT. ACCESSED THRU PANEL 557GT. REMOVED & INSTALLED NEW FLAP P/N NRC6753-503,S/N LS0205 IAW MM 27-50-30-4. CHECKED & ADJUSTED O/B FLAP & VANE INW MM 27-50-32/27-50-30. REFER N/R N00150.