Service difficulty report · Fastener · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
April 18, 2005
Submitted
April 22, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48421
Aircraft time
48,638 hours, 9,684 cycles
System (JASC)
1430 · Fasteners
Part
Fastener
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Rt Wing Spar
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

RT WING, DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EO 1-5750-7-5004 PART 2, SEVEN (7) EACH COUNTERSUNK LOCK FASTENERS COMMON TO TENSION STRAP SUPPORT AND LOWER REAR SPAR CAP, FOUND DIFFERENT WITH HEAD SIZE FROM THE SPECIFIED LOCK FASTENERS. LOCATION IS BY XORS 570.00. INSTALLED HLT623 TYPE FASTENERS IN LIEU OF THOSE CALLED OUT IN EO 1-5750-7-5004. COMPLIED WITH FEDEX EA 1-5750-82944, WINGS - LEFT AND RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD HINGE. TENSION STRAP FASTENER HOLES.

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