What was found
BOTH ROD ENDS ON AFT LEFT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB HORN ARE CORRODED AND WORN, FOUND AT C-CHECK. REPLACED BOTH ROD ENDS ON LEFT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT IAW MM 27-32-00.
- Difficulty date
- June 30, 2007
- Submitted
- August 21, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N237SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120314
- Aircraft time
- 25,369 hours, 36,095 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Rod End
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- 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.