Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 3, 2006
Submitted
September 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48471
Aircraft time
48,444 hours, 9,956 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Condition
Corroded
Location
T/E Flap
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

DURING FLAP REPLACEMENT RT WING O/B FLAP O/B HINGE FITTING P/N ARC1991 I/B FWD BOLT HOLE FOUND CORRODED. REPAIR CARRIED OUT AT RH WING O/B FLAP O/B HINGE FITTING I/B FWD BOLT HOLE AS PER FEDEX EA 1-5750-103507, REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100.

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