What was found
IAH - DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE LEFT AILERON BELLCRANK INSIDE PANEL 544AB WAS FOUND TO HAVE A RUSTED AFT BEARING. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BELLCRANK AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
- Difficulty date
- June 13, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N15816
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR42320
- Aircraft serial
- 105
- System (JASC)
- 2710 · Aileron Control System
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- ABS0345N04
- Condition
- Rusted Bearing
- Location
- Lt Aileron
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.