Service difficulty report · Hinge Pin · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
May 20, 2011
Submitted
May 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N421US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23988
Aircraft time
60,126 hours, 40,383 cycles
Part
Hinge Pin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Horiz Stab
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.

What was found

.LEVEL 2 EXFOLIATION CORROSION ON LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB INNER HINGE PIN AT BS1138. REPLACED LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB INNER HINGE PIN IAW JOB CARD 03T70927002.