What was found
FOUND RUDDER THROW LIMITER BALANCE WEIGHT ARM BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER THROW LIMITER BALANCE WEIGHT AND ARM PER O/H MANUAL 27-20-6. ACCOMPLISHED FUNCTION TEST RUDDER THROW LIMITER ACTUATOR ASSY AMM27-26-01-820-802.
- Difficulty date
- April 14, 2008
- Submitted
- April 18, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 717200
- Aircraft serial
- 55124
- Aircraft time
- 10,345 hours, 25,540 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Balance Weight
- Part number
- 2915873501
- Part serial
- NSN
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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