Service difficulty report · Hinge · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
September 18, 2006
Submitted
September 19, 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
ARC2512504
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

RT WING I/B FLAP O/B HINGE (FLAP SIDE), PIVOT PIN ATTACHMENT O/B BORE FOUND CORRODED. CORROSION REMOVED AND FOUND EXCEED LIMIT AS PER CMM 57-52-03 PG 442-444. ORIGINAL THK 1.1875" FINAL 1.257" MAX ALLOWABLE 1.220". BUSHING FABRICATED AND INSTALLED AS PER E.A.1-5750-104705. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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