What was found
DURING FLIGHT CONTROL REMOVAL IN PREPARATION FOR PAINT, A LOOSE BOLT WAS DISCOVERED AT THE RT OUTBOARD ELEVATOR ATTACH POINT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED IN ADDITON TO BEING SEVERELY CORRODED, THE BOLT WAS THE WRONG LENGTH, THE WRONG P/N, AND THE NUT USED TO RETAIN THE BOLT WAS TOO LARGE AND WAS HELD ON ONLY BY THE REMNANT OF A COTTER PIN. THIS INSTALLATION HAS EVIDENTLY BEEN IN SERVICE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.