Service difficulty report · Support Fitting · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 11, 2021
Submitted
May 26, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N525FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48565
Aircraft time
82,240 hours, 16,701 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 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 AND E.A. # 1-5750-T0361658 PART 1 STEP 1.A. TITLE: WINGS- FLIGHT SURFACES- LH WING- OUTBD FLAP VANE ASSY- TRACK SUPPORT FITTING SLOT HOLES CORROSION REPAIR. FABRICATED OVERSIZED ECCENTRIC BUSHING INSTALLED TO NUMBER 1 SUPPORT FITTING AS PER AMM 27-50-32-4. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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