What was found
INTERCONNECT TORQUE TUBE BETWEEN PILOT'S AND COPILOT'S CONTROL COLUMNS WERE FOUND LOOSE. INSPECTED BOLTS AND HOLES, FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. TORQUED BOLTS, PER CMM 27-31-02 PAGE 502 AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 2, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N609FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48549
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Bolts
- Part number
- NAS6404U74
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Fwd Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.