Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 22, 2008
Submitted
January 23, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N617FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48748
Aircraft time
43,127 hours, 9,806 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Part number
ARC40081
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

LEFT WING, OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD HINGE FITTING ARC4008 OUTBOARD FASTENER HOLE FOUND CORROSION. LT WING, OUTBOARD FLAP R & R AS PER AMM 27-50-30-4. FLAP ADJUSTMENT CARRIED OUT AS PER AMM 27-50-00-830-805. TEST OF THE FLAP OPERATION/RANGE OF MOVEMENT CARRIED OUT AS PER AMM 27-50-00-710-801. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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