What was found
DURING SEVERE TURBULENCE INSPECTION FOUND RUDDER CONTROL POSITION ROD ENDS CORRODED & DAMAGE. REMOVED RUDDER CONTROL ROD. INSTALLED RUDDER CONTROL ROD IAW AMM 27-21.
- Difficulty date
- April 3, 2017
- Submitted
- May 5, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N552NW
- Make and model
- Boeing 757251
- Aircraft serial
- 26499
- Aircraft time
- 42,550 hours, 19,363 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Rod End
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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.