What was found
CORRODED LEFT RUDDER CENTER HINGE BALANCE WEIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. EVALUATED CORROSION AND FOUND BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS IAW SRM 55-40-02-1A-3. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BALANCE WEIGHT IAW AMM 51-21-99.
- Difficulty date
- May 30, 2018
- Submitted
- June 6, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N534AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 35202
- Aircraft time
- 29,273 hours, 8,527 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Balance Weight
- Part number
- 173A51031
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt 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.