What was found
HEAVY CHECK / LEVEL 2 CORROSION: VERTICAL STAB 2ND FROM BOTTOM RUDDER ATTACH FITTING IS CORRODED ON THE UPPER SURFACE (LENGTH 2", WIDTH 4", DEPTH .095"). REPLACE UPPER MACH WEB WITH OEM PART PER ATR42 SRM.
- Difficulty date
- June 22, 2012
- Submitted
- June 22, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N917FX
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR42300
- Aircraft serial
- 354
- Aircraft time
- 23,866 hours, 30,949 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5534 · Vertical Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- Part number
- S55373202202
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- 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.