What was found
(CAN) RUDDER POSITION FEED BACK ROD ASSEMBLY DAMAGED FROM SKYDROL ROD IS MADE FROM A KEVLAR MATERIAL THAT IF A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION ALLOWS SKYDROL TO CONTAMINATE THE STRUCTURE OF THE ROD IT WILL DETERIORATE.
- Difficulty date
- January 20, 2003
- Submitted
- April 14, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Airbus A320211
- Aircraft time
- 36,663 hours
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM565A1
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Rod
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.