Service difficulty report · Hinge Bracket · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 5, 2019
Submitted
October 21, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48596
Aircraft time
84,310 hours, 17,283 cycles
Part
Hinge Bracket
Part number
ARC198413
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

LEFT WING, FLAP SIDE OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD HINGE PIVOT INBOARD LUG HOLE SURFACE FOUND CORRODED. CORROSION REWORKED AND FOUND EXCEED LIMITS IAW CMM 57-52-04 , REPAIR EVALUATED AND FOUND THE LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP AFT INBOARD HINGE PIVOT INBOARD LUG SURFACE REMAINING THICKNESS : 0.406" CORRECT IAW EA 1-5750-T0349971, PART 1, STEP 1. THE REPAIR WAS CLASSIFIED AS MINOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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