What was found
CORROSION ON RUDDER YOKE BEARING SUPPORT HOUSING. BY EXCESSIVE CORROSION SUPPORT HOUSING, PLATE ASSY WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-10-4 51-30-1 AND 51-30-2.
- Difficulty date
- April 23, 2016
- Submitted
- April 26, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N999DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53371
- Aircraft time
- 63,753 hours, 45,761 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Housing
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rudder Yoke
- 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.