Service difficulty report · Hinge · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
October 30, 2006
Submitted
October 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48623
Aircraft time
31,597 hours, 4,608 cycles
Part
Hinge
Part number
ARC050311
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
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 O/B HINGE (WING SIDE), SIDE LINK ATTACHMENT SPOT FACE FOUND CORRODED. CORROSION REMOVED AS PER CMM 57-44-09 PG 402-408 AND FOUND WITHIN DAC DWG ARC 0503 LIMIT. ORIGINAL THK I/B: 0.455", O/B: 0.462", REMAINING THK I/B: 0.453", O/B: 0.460", MATERIAL REMOVED I/B: 0.002", O/B: 0.002". REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER CMM 57-44-09 AND CLASSIFIED AS MINOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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