Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 19, 2012
Submitted
April 4, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48501
Aircraft time
64,304 hours, 13,588 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Part number
ARC050213
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 500
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 OTBD FLAP, INBD FORWARD HINGE BRACKET SIDE LOAD FITTING ATTACH SURFACE FOUND CORRODED. SURFACE REWORKED IAW REV 72. EXISTING THICKNESS UPPER 0.356", LOWER 0.355", REMAINING THICKNESS UPPER 0.353", LOWER 0.354". MATERIAL REMOVED: UPPER 0.002", LOWER 0.002". CARRIED OUT IAW EA 1-5750-157159 PART 1STEPS 1, 2, 3, AND 6. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR GMM 6-2-100, REV 114.

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