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Service difficulty report · Wedge · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date: August 23, 2017
Submitted: September 5, 2017
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N584FE
Make and model: Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial: 48436
Aircraft time: 80,645 hours, 18,252 cycles
System (JASC): 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
Part: Wedge
Part number: ARC43631
Condition: Delaminated
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

LEFT WING TRAILING EDGE OTBD FLAP, INBD TRAILING EDGE WEDGE FOUND DELAMINATED AT XOF 460 - 468, TOP SURFACE. REPAIRED AND SMOOTHED IAW SRM 57-50-80-2R, REPAIR 1, PARA 4A (1)(A). PERMANENT REPAIR AND EA 1-5750-T0335176, P1. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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