What was found
WHILE REMOVING THE RUDDER ACTUATOR FOUND STR FOR RUDDER BRACE AT OTBD END CRACKED. ALSO 3 MOUNTING SCREWS LOOSE AND 1 MISSING FOR BRACE. REPLACED INTERCOASTAL AND SCREWS IAW SRM 51-41-02.
- Difficulty date
- May 30, 2016
- Submitted
- June 1, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N966AT
- Make and model
- Boeing 717200
- Aircraft serial
- 55027
- Aircraft time
- 42,755 hours, 29,143 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.