Service difficulty report · Support Fitting · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 17, 2020
Submitted
February 14, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48501
Aircraft time
83,314 hours, 19,387 cycles
Part
Support Fitting
Part number
ARC70531
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 VANE NUMBER 1 SUPPORT FITTING ECCENTRIC HOLE BORE FOUND CORROSION. CORROSION AT LEFT WING - OUTBOARD FLAP VANE NUMBER 1 SUPPORT FITTING ECCENTRIC HOLE BORE REWORKED BY MACHINING AND FOUND EXCEED LIMIT AS PER MD-11 SRM 57-50-02- 2R REPAIR 5 FIGURE 201. OVERSIZED ECCENTRIC BUSHING FABRICATED BY MACHINING AS PER MD-11 SRM 57-50-02-2R REPAIR 5 FIGURE 201 AND EA.#: 1-5750-T0352016 PART 1 STEP 1A. TITLE: WINGS- FLIGHT SURFACES- LH WING - OUTBD FLAP VANE ASSY - TRACK SUPPORT FITTINGS CORROSION REPAIR. BUSHING INSTALLED AS PER AMM 27-50-32-4. LEFT HAND WING OUTBOARD FLAP VANE ADJUSTMENT AND TEST CARRIED OUT AS PER AMM 27-50-32-5 FOUND SATISFACTORY. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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