Service difficulty report · Rudder · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 14, 2019
Submitted
February 15, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49536
Aircraft time
82,537 hours, 63,076 cycles
Part
Rudder
Condition
Damaged
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.

What was found

AWR: DUE TO SEVERAL PAINT FLAKES ON BOTH SIDES OF RUDDER SURFACES, PERFORM REMOVE/INSTALL RUDDER ASSY ON REFERENCE OF NRC00054. SUMMARY OF THE NRC# 00056 RUDDER ASSY AND CONTROL TAB WAS REMOVED AND INSTALLED PER MD88 AMM 27-20-01-401 AND MD88 AMM 27-20-02 AND DUE TO RUDDER WAS PAINTED ON NRC 00054 BALANCE CHECK WAS PERFORMED PER DC-9/MD-80 SRM 55-40-1 PARAGRAPH 21 TO 24. HAVING A MOMENT +487.8IN/LBS. TEST WAS PERFORMED PER MD88 AMM 27-01-05-201 AND PER MD88 AMM 22-01-03-201. (LP0944989)

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