Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
September 20, 2006
Submitted
September 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48471
Aircraft time
48,444 hours, 9,956 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Part number
NRC6753504
Condition
Cracked
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 O/B FLAP I/B HINGE SUPPORT FITTING SUSPECT CRACKED. RT WING O/B FLAP REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER AMM 27-50-30-4. ADJUSTMENT AND TEST CARRIED OUT AS PER AMM 27-50-00-830-805 AND AMM 27-50-00-830-806, FOUND SATIS. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100.

More about the Doug MD-11