What was found
DURING SCHEDULED MX CHECK, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AFT OTBD PIVOT ATTACH FITTING. THE PIVOT ATTACH FITTING BORE WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-02, STEP C AND NEW BUSHINGS WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 55-02, PG 115.
- Difficulty date
- September 11, 2013
- Submitted
- September 12, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N989DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53341
- Aircraft time
- 55,788 hours, 40,490 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5551 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Horizontal 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.