Service difficulty report · Hinge Bracket · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
July 26, 2006
Submitted
September 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48479
Aircraft time
46,596 hours, 6,554 cycles
Part
Hinge Bracket
Part number
ARC050311
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
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

SNRM N01631: LHW OUTBOARD FLAP OUTBOARD HINGE BRACKET (WING MOUNTED) BARREL NUT HOLE, LOWER, FOUND WITH CORROSION. SNRM N01631: LT FWD O/B FLAP O/B HINGE LOWER BARREL NUT HOLE CORROSION REMOVED AND FOUND EXCEED LIMIT AS PER CMM 57-44-09 PG 402-408. ORIGINAL DIA: 0.325", FINAL DIA: 0.406", MAX ALLOWABLE DIA: 0.391. BUSHING FABRICATED AND INSTALLED AS PER EA NR 1-5750-102216, TITLE: WINGS, TRAILING EDGE AND TRAILING EDGE DEVICES, LT O/B FLAP, O/B HINGE BRACKET REPAIRS. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM6-2-100.

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