What was found
CORROSION WAS FOUND ON BALANCE WEIGHT OF LT ELEVATOR. ELEV STA 206-STA 231. REPLACED THE BALANCE WEIGHT.
- Difficulty date
- September 18, 2011
- Submitted
- October 21, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N670US
- Make and model
- Boeing 747451
- Aircraft serial
- 24225
- Aircraft time
- 92,135 hours, 11,261 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Balance Weight
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.