Service difficulty report · Hinge Bracket · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
December 19, 2006
Submitted
December 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48624
Aircraft time
24,609 hours, 3,922 cycles
Part
Hinge Bracket
Part number
ARC0154501
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

LHW I/B FLAP O/B HINGE (WING SIDE), PIVOT HOLE SPOT FACE FOUND CORRODED. LT FWD I/B FLAP O/B HINGE PIVOT HOLE SPOTFACE CORROSION REMOVED AND FOUND EXCEED LIMIT AS PER CMM 57-44-07 PG. 403-404. ORIGINAL THK I/B 0.491" O/B 0.443" REMAINING THK I/B 0.489" O/B 0.443", MATERIAL REMOVED I/B 0.002" MIN ALLOWABLE THK 0.450". REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER E.A. 1-5750-106573 REPAIR CLASSIFIED MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100.

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