Service difficulty report · Pivot Assy · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
August 8, 2012
Submitted
September 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N790AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
23140
Aircraft time
51,842 hours, 38,742 cycles
Part
Pivot Assy
Part number
180T00113
Condition
Defective
Location
Horiz Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER INNER PIVOT PIN HAS DEFECT INDICATIONS DURING HFEC AND MAGNETIC PARTICAL INSPECTION. HFEC C/W IAW B767 NDTM PART 6 53-80-03 MAG PART C/W IAW AMES PART 2 CHAPTER 04-01 THRU 10 REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB INNER PIVOT PIN IAW B767 AMM 55-17-51-4, ACFT WAS GROUNDED.