Service difficulty report · Hinge · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
September 14, 2006
Submitted
September 15, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48476
Aircraft time
48,900 hours, 6,315 cycles
Part
Hinge
Part number
ARC050213
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 500
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

LT WING O/B FLAP I/B HINGE (WING SIDE), LWR ATTACHMENT SPOT FACE FOUND CORRODED. LT FWD O/B FLAP I/B HINGE LOWER MOUNT SPOTFACE CORROSION REMOVED AND FOUND EXCEED LIMIT AS PER CMM 57-44-08 AND WITHIN DAC DWG ARC 0502 LIMITS. SHIMS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED AS PER CMM 57-44-08 AND REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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