What was found
DURING SCHEDULED 20Y CHECK, FOUND VERTICAL FIN LT REAR SPAR FITTING LUG BUSHING CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BUSHING PER BOEING DRAWING.
- Difficulty date
- January 16, 2008
- Submitted
- January 17, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N697SW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373TO
- Aircraft serial
- 23838
- Aircraft time
- 63,568 hours, 49,790 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5534 · Vertical Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Bushing
- Part number
- 6552274
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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