What was found
LEFT WING, OUTBOARD FLAP OUTBOARD FORWARD HINGE AFT LOWER ATTACH OUTBOARD HOLE FORWARD MATING SURFACE FOUND WITH CORROSION. CORROSION REPAIRED IAW EA 1-5750-122600. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.
- Difficulty date
- October 23, 2008
- Submitted
- October 28, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N578FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48458
- Aircraft time
- 47,916 hours, 12,664 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5744 · Wing, Control Surface Attach Fittings
- Part
- Hinge Bracket
- Part number
- ARC0503503
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt Wing Te 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.