What was found
RIGHT HAND WING OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD AFT HINGE BRACKET AFT FITTING FORWARD ATTACH HOLE FOUND CORRODED. CORROSION REMOVED AND REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER FEDEX EA 1-5750-90699.
- Difficulty date
- December 8, 2005
- Submitted
- December 12, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N578FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48458
- Aircraft time
- 38,618 hours, 10,596 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Hinge Bracket
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Zone 600
- 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.