What was found
LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ELEVATOR THRUST HINGE RIB, O/B LUG, I/B & O/B FACES HAVE FRETTING CORROSION. REPAIRED LT HORIZ STAB, ELEV THRUST HINGE RIB, O/B LUG, I/B AND O/B FACES PER FED EX EA 7-5510-96625.
- Difficulty date
- March 21, 2006
- Submitted
- March 23, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N485FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727200
- Aircraft serial
- 21488
- Aircraft time
- 39,969 hours, 27,046 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 65174285
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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