Service difficulty report · Rudder · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 22, 2015
Submitted
February 23, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53267
Aircraft time
63,107 hours, 46,353 cycles
Part
Rudder
Condition
None
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

THE RUDDER WAS PAINTED. PERFORM WEIGHT AND BALANCE PROCEDURE. WEIGHT AND BALANCE ON RUDDER WAS PERFORMED AND RUDDER TAIL MOMENT IS +630.5 THEREFORE WAS FOUND WITHIN OF LIMITS IAW SRM 55-40-1.

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