What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, TECHNICIANS FOUND MODERATE CORROSION ON BOTH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGES. CORROSION WAS BEYOND REPAIRABLE LIMITS. BOTH LEADING EDGES WERE REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- October 8, 2007
- Submitted
- November 11, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N746TA
- Make and model
- Beech 400A
- Aircraft serial
- RK146
- Aircraft time
- 8,170 hours, 6,532 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT15D5
- System (JASC)
- 5512 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- Part time
- 8,170 hours, 6,532 cycles
- 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.