Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Emb ERJ170100LR

Difficulty date
May 7, 2014
Submitted
May 7, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N752CZ
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100LR
Aircraft serial
17000255
Aircraft time
13,629 hours, 11,582 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Part number
17062480406
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Horiz Stab
Part time
13,629 hours, 11,582 cycles
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.

What was found

THIS EO WAS ISSUED TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS TO ACCOMPLISH A PERMANENT REPAIR OF THE CORROSION IN SPHERICAL BEARING BORE OF THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HINGE FITTING ASSEMBLY FOUND DURING HEAVY CHECK. R & R OF THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SPHERICAL HINGE BEARING TO CORRECT THE EXCESS BACKLASH, CORROSION PITTING WAS FOUND IN THE BORE OF THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HINGE FITTING ASSEMBLIES PN 170-62480-406. REPAIR PROCEDURES WERE GIVEN TO REMOVE THE CORROSION PITTING BY REAMING THE BORES OVERSIZE & INSTALLING REPAIR BUSHINGS. THIS REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON EO E170-55MR-001 UNDER WO 1432862.

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