Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
April 9, 2012
Submitted
April 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48469
Aircraft time
60,991 hours, 13,172 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Part number
ARC0503503
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

LT WING (WING SIDE) OTBD FLAP, OTBD HINGE, SIDE LOAD FITTING LOWER HOLE FOUND CORRODED. BUSHING REMOVED IAW CMM 20-20-07, REV 72. BORE REWORKED AND FOUND EXCEEDED LIMIT CMM 57-44-09, REV 72. EXISTING HOLE DIAMETER 0.389", FINAL HOLE DIAMETER 0.408", MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DIAMETER: 0.391". REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW EA 1-5750-160020 PART 1, STEPS 6, 7, 8 AND 10. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100, REV 114.

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