What was found
LEFT WING, OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD HINGE AFT SUPPORT FITTING AFT BOLT HOLE FOUND CORRODED. REMOVED & REPLACED AS PER AMM 27-50-30-4. ADJUSTMENT & TEST CARRIED OUT AS PER AMM 27-50-00-5 FOUND SATIS. FEDEX EA 1-5710-111094.
- Difficulty date
- April 30, 2007
- Submitted
- April 30, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N623FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48794
- Aircraft time
- 25,668 hours, 5,928 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- 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.