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
ARC050311
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

LT WING O/B FLAP O/B HINGE (WING SIDE), ACTUATOR ATTACHMENT O/B BORE FOUND CORRODED. CORROSION REMOVED AND FOUND EXCEED LIMIT AS PER CMM 57-44-09 PG.402-408. ORIGINAL THK 1.2695" FINAL 1.314" MAX ALLOWABLE 1.190". BUSHING FABRICATED AND INSTALLED AS PER E.A.1-5750-104708. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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