What was found
CORROSION - PIVOT OTBD HOLE AT LT WING INBD FLAP OTBD AFT HINGE (FLAP SIDE). REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW EA NR 1-5750-137532. THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100, REV 109.
- Difficulty date
- January 13, 2010
- Submitted
- January 14, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N609FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48549
- Aircraft time
- 58,659 hours, 13,155 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Hinge Bracket
- 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.