What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PAINT MISSING AND CORROSION EVIDENT ON UNDERSIDE OF RUDDER COUNTERWEIGHT HINGE. PERMANENT REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER AARD 55-40-02-01.
- Difficulty date
- December 22, 2022
- Submitted
- December 23, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N896NN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 33224
- Aircraft time
- 31,058 hours, 13,132 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rudder
- 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.