What was found
HOUSING ASSY IS CRACKED ON THE SEAL PLATE SURFACE, AND IS PITTED/CORRODED IN SEVERAL AREAS. POSSIBLE CAUSE: HOUSING ASSY IS MADE OF MAGNESIUM AND HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DISSIMILAR METAL CORROSION. (X)
- Difficulty date
- February 9, 2000
- Submitted
- May 2, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 727*
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Housing
- Part number
- 401606223
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Feel Computer
- Component
- Elevator Feel Computer?? · Moog
- Component part number
- 401602728A
- 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.