What was found
CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE RUDDER TORQUE TUBE ASSY. THE RUDDER TORQUE TUBE WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 562416-14, REV ORIGINAL.
- Difficulty date
- November 22, 2017
- Submitted
- November 27, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N995AT
- Make and model
- Boeing 717200
- Aircraft serial
- 55139
- Aircraft time
- 43,261 hours, 29,662 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Torque Tube
- 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.