As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
DURING HEAVY CHECK RH OUTBD ELEV HINGE DAMONER HAS ROUGH MATERIAL (EVALUATE IF WITHIN LIMITS). REMOVED ROUGH MATERIAL AT RH OUTBOARD ELEVATOR HINGE DAMPER MATERIAL. REMOVED 0.001 IAW MD-11 SRM 51-21-01-06-0, ALODINED AND PRIMED AREA IAW MD-11 SRM 51-21-01-06-0. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.