- Difficulty date
- February 12, 2012
- Submitted
- February 13, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48401
- Aircraft time
- 66,346 hours, 15,919 cycles
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- ARC050311
- 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.
What was found
LEFT WING, WING SIDE OTBD FLAP OTBD HINGE LOWER MOUNT AFT SURFACE FOUND CORRODED. REWORKED IAW EA 1-5750-76015A. INBD AFT EXISTING THICKNESS;0.414" MATERIAL REMOVED : 0.008" REMAINING THICKNESS : 0.406" OTBD AFT EXISTING THICKNESS : 0.399" MATERIAL REMOVED: 0.010" REMAINING THICKNESS : 0.389". REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100, REV 114.