What was found
AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GSO DUE TO AIRFRAME VIBRATION. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE UPPER RUDDER TRAILING EDGE PLAY OUT OF LIMIT. REPLACED BOLTS, AND BUSHING. RUDDER TRAILING EDGE PLAY WITHIN LIMIT.
- Difficulty date
- April 20, 2001
- Submitted
- May 16, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7254U
- Make and model
- Boeing 727222
- Aircraft serial
- 21401
- Aircraft time
- 66,918 hours, 38,294 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Bushing
- Part number
- 66139641
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.