What was found
FOUND UPPER RUDDER, LT T/E WEDGE CHAFED APPROX 24" FROM BOTTOM EDGE. REPAIRED UPPER RUDDER LT TE WEDGE APPROX 24" FROM BOTTOM IAW FED EX EA 7-5530-100549.
- Difficulty date
- May 11, 2006
- Submitted
- May 12, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N493FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21531
- Aircraft time
- 39,586 hours, 25,731 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Wedge
- Part number
- 657278832
- Part serial
- 0552
- Condition
- Chafed
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.