What was found
RUDDER SECTOR BRACKET CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS AT STATION 1497AT RUDDER TORQUE TUBE. REPAIRED BY REPLACEMENT PER 20-10-17-201.
- 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)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Bracket
- Part number
- 5913633501
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 1497
- 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.