Service difficulty report · Bushing · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
January 26, 2016
Submitted
February 16, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N341WP
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
349
Aircraft time
37,222 hours, 45,663 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Bushing
Part number
S5721012620200
Condition
Missing
Location
Ailerons
Part time
37,222 hours, 45,663 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.

What was found

DURING HEAVY CHECK, FOUND THAT THE BUSHINGS OF THE INBD HINGES OF THE LT AND RT AILERONS WERE MISSING. THERE WERE NO INDICATORS DURING FLIGHT TO LEAD TO ANY INSP DURING TIME IN SERVICE. RECORDS REVIEW SHOW THAT THIS IS THE 1ST TIME INSPECTING THE AREA SINCE THE OPERATIVE HAS HAD THE ACFT ON THEIR OPS SPEC. PART IS NOT A TIME-CONTROLLED ITEM. SINCE THE BUSHINGS WERE MISSING, TOTAL TIME AND TOTAL CYC ARE UNKNOWN, SO THE ACFT TOTALS WERE USED.

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