Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
December 3, 2015
Submitted
December 8, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N475MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29252
Aircraft time
69,963 hours, 12,664 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Torn
Location
Rt Elevator
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, F
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WHEN PERFORMING ELEVATOR & FWD FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK, FELT FLAT SPOT IN RIGGING AT FULL FWD MOVEMENT. FOUND RT ELEVATOR INBD UPPER & LOWER BULB SEALS TORN & BINDING, REMOVED SEALS. ELEVATOR OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 27-31-00. NO ANOMALIES NOTED. BULB SEALS NO STOCK RT INBD BULB SEALS MISSING. TRANSFERRED TO MDDR 62283. OPERATIONS NOTIFIED CDL 55-20-01.

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