Service difficulty report · Rudder · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
December 9, 2005
Submitted
December 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48501
Aircraft time
44,682 hours, 9,072 cycles
Part
Rudder
Condition
Damaged
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING AIRPLANE'S CONVERSION FROM P TO F, ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE LOWER AFT RUDDER. DURING BRAKE SYSTEM BLEED PROCURE WITH HYD PRESSURE AND LOCK PINS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AN ERRONEOUS MANEUVER OF THE RUDDER PEDALS CAUSED SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF THE RUDDER TOUCHED THE WORK STAND PLATFORMS. THE DAMAGE CONSIST OF -2EA CRACK ON LT SIDE APPROX 1.5 X 0.355 INCH, T/E 1, .5 X 0.625 INCH, 1EA DENT OF RT SIDE SKIN 1.8 X 11 INCH. REMOVED RUDDER ACCOMPLISHED DVI HINGE, BRACKETS ROD END, FITTING ECC NOT FOUND DEFECT. REPAIRED SKIN LT, RT SIDE FOR SRM 55-10-01 FIG 2. REPAIRED T/E COVER FOR SRM 55-30-00 FIG 1. INSTALLED LOWER AFT RUDDER IAW MM 27-20-20-4.

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