Service difficulty report · Hinge · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 15, 2019
Submitted
November 4, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N601FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48401
Aircraft time
83,730 hours, 21,461 cycles
Part
Hinge
Part number
ARC050213
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, OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD FORWARD HINGE (WING SIDE) BARREL NUT HOLE SURFACE HAD CORROSION. CORROSION REWORKED AND FOUND TO EXCEED LIMITS. BASE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DRAWING LIMITS AND CMM MAXIMUM REWORK LIMIT FOR BARREL NUT HOLE. REPAIR SHIM FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW CMM 57-44-08 AND EA 1-5750-T0350113, PART 1, STEP 1. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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