Service difficulty report · Hinge Bracket · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
August 27, 2006
Submitted
August 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48478
Aircraft time
50,678 hours, 6,480 cycles
Part
Hinge Bracket
Part number
ARC050214
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt 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

RT WING OUTBD FLAP INBD HINGE (WING SIDE) LOWER ATTACHMENT OUTBD BORE FOUND CORROSION (HINGE BRACKET P/N ARC0502-14). CORROSION REMOVED AND FOUND EXCEED LIMIT AS PER CMM 57-44-08 PG. 602-607. ORIGINAL THK 0.648" FINAL 0.736" MAX ALLOWABLE 0.709". BUSHING FABRICATED AND INSTALLED AS PER E.A.1-5750-102157

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