Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 23, 2020
Submitted
July 23, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48481
Aircraft time
88,429 hours, 20,269 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
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

LT WING, WING SIDE OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD HINGE, INBOARD ACTUATOR LUG HOLE BORE FOUND CORROSION. CORROSION AT LT WING, WING SIDE OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD HINGE INBOARD ACTUATOR LUG HOLE BORE (NR 8 HOLE). REWORKED AND FOUND EXCEED LIMIT AS PER MD-11 CMM 57-44- 08. OVERSIZED BUSHING FABRICATED BY MACHINING AND INSTALLED, AS PER MD-11 CMM 57-44- 08 AND E.A. NR 1-5750-T0355425 ART 1 STEP 1C AND STEP 1; TITLE: WINGS- FLIGHT SURFACES-EO 1-5750-7-5002-LT WING-OUTBD FLAP INBD HINGE (WING SIDE)-CORROSION REPAIR. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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