What was found
DURING A ROUTINE MX VISIT, LT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB WAS FOUND TO HAVE SURFACE CORROSION ON THE LWR SIDE. INSTALLED NEW ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB IAW AMM 27-30-3. ITEM WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- December 17, 2009
- Submitted
- December 17, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Filed by
- ABXR001A
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services Inc - Aircraft
- N327US
- Make and model
- Doug DC933F
- Aircraft serial
- 47414
- Aircraft time
- 5,609 hours, 52,262 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5523 · Elevator, Tab Structure
- Part
- Tab
- Part number
- 5910413509
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- 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.