What was found
DURING MX INSPECTION, FOUND THE RUDDER TRANSMITTER LEVER ASSY TO HAVE CORROSION. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R & R THE RUDDER SYNCHRO TRANSMITTER LEVER IAW JIC 31-31-44. THE OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- October 16, 2012
- Submitted
- October 19, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N420AT
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR72212
- Aircraft serial
- 420
- Aircraft time
- 32,535 hours, 35,250 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Lever
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rudder Xmiter
- 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.