What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:3C, UPPER FORWARD RUDDER BALANCE WEIGHT SUPPORT ASSEMBLY CORRODED. CORROSION REPAIRED IAW EA 011-5540-01-A6396, REV IR AND EO MD11-5540-61702-A, MAJOR.
- Difficulty date
- August 4, 2016
- Submitted
- September 2, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N250UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48745
- Aircraft time
- 52,842 hours, 11,163 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5544 · Rudder Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Support
- Part number
- NMC6017529AF
- Part serial
- 596
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.