What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: C3, LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB HINGE BEARING WILL NOT ACCEPT GREASE. DISASSEMBLED HINGE. FOUND STAB BEARING BORE CORRODED. REPAIRED PER SAA SK 703-677 AND UPS EO DC8-5510-19991-A.
- Difficulty date
- February 12, 2004
- Submitted
- February 23, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N703UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45939
- Aircraft time
- 66,095 hours, 27,384 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5510 · Horizontal Stabilizer Structure
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 5640810
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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