Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 2, 2011
Submitted
June 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N645FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48446
Aircraft time
73,567 hours, 12,217 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Part number
ARC050214
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt 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.

What was found

RT WING OTBD FLAP INBD HINGE (WING SIDE) SIDE LINK HOLE FOUND SURFACE CORRODED. REWORKED IAW CMM 20-11-02, REV 70. UPPER FACE EXISTING THICKNESS 0.481", MATERIAL REMOVED 0.003", REMAINING THICKNESS 0.478", LOWER FACE EXISTING THICKNESS 0.486" MATERIAL REMOVED 0.003", REMAINING THICKNESS 0.483". REPAIR EVALUATED AND FOUND 0.478" AND 0.483" IS STILL WITHIN THE DWG 0502 SHEET NR4 REV BN LIMITS AND CMM 57-44-08, FIG 604. REWORK LIMITS. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR IAW GMM 6-2-100, REV 112.

More about the Doug MD-11F