Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Boeing 727264

Difficulty date
December 12, 2005
Submitted
December 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
DU4R141M
AAR Aircraft Services, LLC
Aircraft
N765AT
Make and model
Boeing 727264
Aircraft serial
23014
Aircraft time
53,624 hours, 28,749 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Condition
Corroded
Location
Nr 1 Elevator
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.

What was found

RT HORIZ STAB T/E NR 1 ELEVATOR ATTACH HINGE LUGS INNER FACES HAS PITTING CORROSION. BLENDED CORROSION ON LUGS IAW TIMCO REO-983 REV IR DATED 12/01/05. FOUND LUGS TO BE WITHIN LIMITS, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW B727 SRM 51-20-1.