What was found
RUSTED ROD END, XE=82 ON THE LT ELEVATOR FRONT SPAR. THE ROD END WAS REPLACED IAW CMM 27-30-25.
- Difficulty date
- August 20, 2018
- Submitted
- August 21, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N960DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53530
- Aircraft time
- 53,648 hours, 28,336 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Rod End
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- 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.