What was found
RUDDER PCU STABILIZATION ROD END CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS. REPAIRED BY REPLACEMENT PER 20-20-01.
- Difficulty date
- May 30, 2009
- Submitted
- June 12, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N978DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53259
- Aircraft time
- 48,378 hours, 36,464 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Rod End
- Part number
- 3916896505
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rudder Pcu
- 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.