Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 18, 2012
Submitted
November 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53417
Aircraft time
50,326 hours, 39,851 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Cracked
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.

What was found

RUDDER LIMITER ACTUATOR ATTACH TO STA 1510 FRAME IS CRACKED AT 2:30 POSITION. CRACKED EMPENNAGE. REMOVED FASTENER. NDT CRACK. END TO END .92". REMOVED ALL ATTACHING HARDWARE, CUT FRAM AT 1:00 POSITION RT SIDE FOR FRAME REPAIR. HFEC. DAMAGE CONTAINED. FORMED NEW FRAME SECTION, PICKED UP HOLES, TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED FRAME SECTION IAW DWG 9911843. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE AND SPLICE REPAIR. COMPLETED WORK REPAIR IAW SRM 51-30.

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