Service difficulty report · Hinge · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
April 13, 2005
Submitted
April 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Part
Hinge
Condition
Corroded
Location
Te Flaps
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

LT WING O/B FLAP O/B REAR SPAR MOUNTED HINGE ACTUATOR HOLE EVIDENT OF CORROSION. LT WING O/B FLAP O/B REAR SPAR MOUNTED HINGE ACTUATOR CORROSION REMOVED & FOUND I/B & O/B LUG HOLES EXCEED LIMITS AS PER CMM 57-44-09 .I/B & O/B LUG SPOTFACES THK W/I LIMITS AS PER CMM 57-44-09 . I/B LUG ORG DIA 1.220 FINAL DIA 1.224 O/B LUG ORG DIA 1.192 FINAL DIA 1.193. I/B LUG ORG THK 0.346 REMAIN THK 0.344 MATERIAL REMOVED 0.002. O/B LUG ORG THK 0.360 REMAIN THK 0.358 MATERIAL REMOVED 0.002. FABRICATED BUSHING AND INSTALLED AS PER EA 1-5750-80379. (WINGS-TRAILING EDGE AND TRALING EDGE DEVICES -L/H O/B FLAP O/B HINGE BRACKET REPAIRS). MAJOR REPAIR AS PER 6-2-100.

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