What was found
(AUS) TAILPLANE REAR SPAR CONTAINED SEVERE EXFOLIATION CORROSION IN THREE SEPARATE AREAS. SUSPECT CORROSION CAUSED BY WATER INGRESS.PNO 1232610-3 (X2), PNO 0732603-2 AND PNO 1232114-1 AFFECTED. OTHER PARTS ALSO FOUND CORRODED WAS RIB PNO 1231006-1 INTHE FIN AND THE LEFT HAND ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE AND INBOARD ADAPTOR PNO 0734110-3 AND PNO 0734110-7. THE AFFECTED AREAS WERE NOT PRIMED DURING MANUFACTURE AND THE AIRCRAFT SPENT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF ITS LIFE IN THE OPEN IN COASTAL AREAS.