What was found
DAMAGED BEARING OF RUDDER UPPER LOWER HINGE ATTACH POINT AT VERTICAL STABILIZER. BEARING OF RUDDER UPPER LOWER HINGE ATTACH POINT AT VERTICAL STABILIZER WERE REPLACED IAW 27-20-01-401, AMM.
- Difficulty date
- March 27, 2015
- Submitted
- March 30, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N966DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53115
- Aircraft time
- 63,004 hours, 46,886 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Bearing
- 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.