Service difficulty report · Cover · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 9, 2006
Submitted
August 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N158PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49761
Aircraft time
49,153 hours, 33,686 cycles
Part
Cover
Part number
564284513
Condition
Broken
Location
Rudder Pedal
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DURING TAXING AND FLIGHT CONTROL TESTS, THE LT RUDDER PEDAL STUCK WITH THE CENTRAL COVER. DURING CHECK OF THE LOWER RUDDER PEDAL COVER HAD A CRACK OF 3 INCHES LONG IAW MGMYPTA 10-24-1, SO IT WAS PROVISIONALLY REPAIRED WITH TAPE. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, THE LOWER RUDDER PEDAL COVER WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-00 AND THE RUDDER STEERING OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE PERFORMED IAW MM 27-20-00 AND MM 32-50-00, ALL CORRECT.

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