Service difficulty report · Hinge · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 28, 2017
Submitted
September 29, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48549
Aircraft time
79,589 hours, 18,889 cycles
Part
Hinge
Part number
ARC050214
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt 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

RT WING O/B FLAP I/B FWD HINGE (WING SIDE) ACTUATOR ATTACH O/B BORE CORROSION. RH WING O/B FLAP I/B FWD HINGE (WING SIDE) ACTUATOR ATTACH O/B BORE (#8 HOLE) REWORKED AND FOUND EXCEED LIMIT AS PER MD-11 CMM 57-44-08 EXISTING HOLE: 1.224", FINAL HOLE: 1.229", MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE HOLE: 1.220". OVERSIZED BUSHING FABRICATED BY MACHINING AND INSTALLED AS PER EO # 1-5750-T0335622 PART 1 STEP 2D. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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