What was found
LEFT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE INBOARD BEARING HAS PITTING CORROSION, DISCOVERED AT C-CHECK. REPLACED LEFT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE INBOARD BEARING IAW EMB 120 MM 20-40-03, P/N MS27648-33.
- Difficulty date
- May 1, 2007
- Submitted
- July 3, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N234SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120308
- Aircraft time
- 26,341 hours, 38,214 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.