What was found
CORROSION ON BUSHINGS OF VERTICAL STAB PIVOT POINT OUTBOARD AND INBOARD SIDE. NEW BUSHINGS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED PER SRM 55-02D PARA 24A (A), (B) AND (C).
- Difficulty date
- March 29, 2007
- Submitted
- May 8, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N943DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49816
- Aircraft time
- 47,600 hours, 36,852 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5534 · Vertical Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Bushing
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Vertical 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.