What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C, LEFT O/B AILERON TAB MAST FITTINGS HAVE PITTING CORROSION AROUND BUSHINGS. ON INVESTIGATION LEFT O/B AILERON TAB FITTINGS FOUND TO BE OUTSIDE LIMITS. LEFT O/B AILERON TAB REPLACED IAW 27-10-19.
- Difficulty date
- October 5, 2004
- Submitted
- October 27, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N954UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 727185C
- Aircraft serial
- 19827
- Aircraft time
- 62,074 hours, 53,369 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2710 · Aileron Control System
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt Ob Aileron
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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