What was found
LT OUTBOARD ELEVATOR BALANCE WEIGHT CORROSION. S: 2.5"X5" ELEV STA 231.8. REPLACED THE BALANCE WEIGHT WITH NEW PART PER B-747-400 SRM 51-40-02 P1 2.
- Difficulty date
- August 28, 2011
- Submitted
- September 12, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N669US
- Make and model
- Boeing 747451
- Aircraft serial
- 24224
- Aircraft time
- 90,864 hours, 11,144 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Balance Weight
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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