What was found
CORROSION ON SPLINES AND FROZEN BEARING AT RUDDER DRIVE TORQUE TUBE. RUDDER DRIVE TORQUE TUBE WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 27-20-03.
- Difficulty date
- June 1, 2016
- Submitted
- June 2, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N998DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53370
- Aircraft time
- 64,043 hours, 46,120 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Frozen
- 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.