Service difficulty report · Support Fitting · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 14, 2012
Submitted
November 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48490
Aircraft time
68,536 hours, 13,554 cycles
Part
Support Fitting
Part number
ARB1946503
Condition
Chafed
Location
Lt Wing
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 NR 8 L/E SLAT, INBD SUPPORT FITTING, AFT HOLE, BOTH SIDES SURFACES FOUND CHAFED. FOUND DURING LT OTBD SLAT DRIVE CABLES TENSION CHECK. SUPPORT FITTING REMOVED IAW STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL 51-31-01 REV 50. HOLES PICKED UP ON NEW SUPPORT FITTING IAW STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL 51-31-01 REV 50. NEW SUPPORT FITTING INSTALLED IAW STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL 51-31-01 REV 50 AND FEDEX EA 1-5750-163522 TITLE "WINGS-FLIGHT SURFACES-LT WING-NR 8 SLAT ASSY-INBD RIB ASSY REPLACEMENT-REPLACEABLE STRUCTURAL COMPONENT TRACKING" WORK INSTRUCTIONS. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GENERAL MM 6-2-100, REV 115. LT WING, NR 8 SLAT ADJUSTMENT AND TEST CARRIED OUT IAW ACFT MM 27-80-00-830-805, REV 74.0 AND FOUND SATISFACTORY.

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