What was found
RIGHT ELEVATOR OTBD HINGE FITTING HAS EVIDENCE OF LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE. REMOVED RT OTBD HINGE FITTING. NEW HINGE ON AOG M1904. REPLACED RT OTBD HINGE FITTING.
- Difficulty date
- April 28, 2011
- Submitted
- May 27, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N578UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 26694
- Aircraft time
- 60,838 hours, 21,390 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 5751 · Ailerons
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rt Aileron
- 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.