Service difficulty report · Bracket · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 17, 2012
Submitted
December 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48470
Aircraft time
65,254 hours, 13,965 cycles
Part
Bracket
Part number
ARC0503503
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

LT WING OTBD FLAP, OTBD FORWARD HINGE BRACKET ACTUATOR ATTACH OTBD LUG BORE FOUND CORROSION. FOUND EXCEEDED LIMIT AS PER MD-11 CMM 57-44-09 REVISION 74. EXISTING HOLE DIAMETER = 1.223 INCH, FINAL HOLE DIAMETER = 1.226 INCH, MAXIMUM HOLE DIAMETER = 1.220 INCH. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER EA 1-5750-162399 PART 1. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 115.

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