What was found
HOUSING ASSEMBLY IS CRACKED ON THE SEAL PLATE SURFACE. PROBABLE CAUSE: HOUSING ASSEMBLY IS MADE FROM MAGNESIUM ALLOY AND IS EXTREMELY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DISSIMILAR METAL CORROSION AND CRACKS.
- Difficulty date
- May 21, 2001
- Submitted
- June 15, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Boeing 727*
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Housing
- Part number
- 401606223
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Seal Plate Surfc
- Component
- Elev Feel Compu · 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.