What was found
RUDDER BALANCE WEIGHT CORRODED AND ERODED. ACFT GROUNDED. R & R RUDDER WEIGHT IAW CMM 55-40-09 AND BAC DWG 173A5103, REV C AND AMM 51-60-07-0G-0, WEIGHT AND BALANCE NOT REQUIRED IAW SRM 51-60-07-0G-0, TABLE 1.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 2014
- Submitted
- August 29, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N309AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737990
- Aircraft serial
- 30857
- Aircraft time
- 47,445 hours, 18,326 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Counterweight
- Part number
- 173A51031
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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