Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 27, 2020
Submitted
July 27, 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, FLAP SIDE OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD HINGE INBOARD PIVOT LUG HOLE SURFACE FOUND CORROSIONS. CORROSIONS AT LT WING, FLAP SIDE OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD HINGE INBOARD PIVOT LUG HOLE SURFACE. REWORKED AND FOUND EXCEED LIMIT AS PER MD-11 CMM 57-52-04. REPAIR. EVALUATED AND FOUND DIMENSIONS SHOWN IN FIGURE 1 ARE CORRECT AS PER E.A. # 1-5750-T0355621 PART 1 STEP 2; TITLE: WINGS-FLIGHT SURFACES- EO 1-5750-7-5002-LT WING OUTBD FLAP, INBD AFT HINGE (FLAP SIDE) CORROSION REPAIR. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR PER GMM 6-2-100. REFER TO SNRM NO. N00582 ATTACHED E.A. NR 1-5750-T0355621 PART 1 FOR WORK DETAILS.

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