What was found
ACFT HAS WORN BUSHINGS 2 E/A TO ATTACH RUDDER ON HINGES. WORN BUSHINGS 2 E/A TO ATTACH RUDDER ON HINGE WERE REPLACED FOR A NEW AND PN VERIFIED IAW IPC 55-50-00 AND WILL BE INSTALLED UNDER JIC 2720-4421, JOB 001-0348.
- Difficulty date
- October 5, 2015
- Submitted
- October 6, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N987DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53338
- Aircraft time
- 63,330 hours, 45,708 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Bushing
- Condition
- Worn
- 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.