What was found
WO 156831 NR 300007 HEAVY CHECK COE & MINOR REPAIR. RUDDER UPPER TORQUE TUBE HAS LEVEL 2 PITTING CORROSION ON THE UPPER & LOWER BEARING SURFACES. REPLACED TORQUE TUBE ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- March 20, 2016
- Submitted
- June 8, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N911FX
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR42300
- Aircraft serial
- 045
- Aircraft time
- 37,507 hours, 45,070 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- S2728173220001
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rudder
- 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.