What was found
LEFT AILERON TRIM TAB CONTROL ROD WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. CORROSION WAS FOUND TO BE BEYOND MANUFACTURERS LIMITS. ROD WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- October 6, 2007
- Submitted
- October 11, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14834
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR42320
- Aircraft serial
- 193
- Aircraft time
- 29,747 hours, 35,225 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2711 · Aileron Tab Control System
- Part
- Rod
- Part number
- S271100970320
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt Aileron
- 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.