Service difficulty report · Bearing · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 10, 2004
Submitted
April 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53342
Aircraft time
33,953 hours, 26,261 cycles
Part
Bearing
Part number
VTB00680
Condition
Corroded
Location
Flap Hinge
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING HMV IN ATL FOUND 3 FLAP HINGE BOLTS TO BE ROTATING AND WITH THE COTTER PINS SHEARED AT THE NUT. POSITIONS FOUND WERE THE RIGHT O/B FLAP I/B HINGE AT AFT ATTACH POINT, RIGHT O/B FLAP CENTER HINGE AT AFT ATTACH POINT, AND THE LEFT O/B FLAP CENTER HINGE AT THE AFT ATTACH POINT. TWO HINGE FITTINGS WERE REPLACED INCLUDING BEARINGS AND ONE HAD THE BEARING REPLACED ONLY.

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