What was found
LT WING - I/B FLAP O/B HINGE (FLAP SIDE ), PIVOT PIN ATTACHMENT I/B BORE FOUND CORRODED. CORROSION REMOVED AND FOUND EXCEED LIMIT AS PER CMM 57-52-03 PG 442-443. FABRICATED BUSHING AND INSTALLED AS PER EA 1-5750-87606.
- Difficulty date
- July 13, 2005
- Submitted
- July 15, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N575FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48500
- Aircraft time
- 47,823 hours, 9,702 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- 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.