Service difficulty report · Hinge · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
July 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901AX
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47381
Part
Hinge
Condition
Frozen
Location
Lt Te Flap
Stage of operation
IN
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

DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE FLAP HINGE ASSY AT XRS 167 BOLT FROZEN AND HAS ROTATED OUT OF THE RETAINER AND HAS GOUGED THE OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE FLAP HINGE FITTING. CLEANED AND TREATED CORROSION AND REPLACED BOLT.

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