What was found
LEFT HAND WING INBOARD FLAP OUTBOARD HINGE (FLAP SIDE), INBOARD PIVOT HOLE FOUND WITH PITTING CORROSION HINGE FITTING. COMPLIED WITH EA 1-5750-132283. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS IAW GMM 6-2-100.
- Difficulty date
- August 11, 2009
- Submitted
- August 11, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N573FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48769
- Aircraft time
- 41,484 hours, 7,781 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Hinge Bracket
- Part number
- ARC2512503
- 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.