- Difficulty date
- September 29, 2015
- Submitted
- September 29, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48443
- Aircraft time
- 966 hours, 18,841 cycles
- Part
- Hinge
- Part number
- ARC0503503
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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 OTBD FLAP OTBD FWD HINGE, WING SIDE, LOWER MOUNT OTBD HOLE SURFACE CORROSION. REWORKED & FOUND EXCEEDS LIMIT IAW CMM 57-44-09. REPAIR SHIM FABRICATED & INSTALLED IAW EA 1-5750-T0320513 PART 1 STEP 1 & SHOULDER BUSHING FABRICATED BY MACHINING & INSTALLED IAW EA 1-5750- T0320513 PART 1 STEP 1A. REPAIR IAW TO WRI 57502481 FOR WORK DETAILS. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.