What was found
RUDDER POWER PACK LEAKING HYD FLUID AND CONTAMINATED TAILCONE SLIDE, STRAPS, AND DEPLOYMENT CABLE. RUDDER PCU WAS REPLACED PER MM. ALSO, REPLACED SLIDE, SLIDE COVER, WASHED CATWALK, AND REPLACED ANTI SKID TAPE.
- Difficulty date
- May 6, 2012
- Submitted
- May 14, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N984DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53311
- Aircraft time
- 55,308 hours, 40,082 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Powerpack
- Part number
- 59140665569
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.