What was found
R/H O/B AILERON HAS ALL BALANCE WEIGHT CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED 5 BALANCE WEIGHTS ON R/H O/B AILERON.
- Difficulty date
- August 15, 2023
- Submitted
- August 17, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N597FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48596
- Aircraft time
- 93,236 hours, 19,777 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2710 · Aileron Control System
- Part
- Balance Weight
- Part number
- NRC6741502
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- N/A
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.