What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: 3C, UPPER FWD RUDDER MIDDLE BALANCE WEIGHT HAS CORROSION AND MISSING PRIMER. REPAIRED IAW EA 011-5440-01-A6448 REV. I/R AND EO MD11-5540-61857-A (MINOR).
- Difficulty date
- August 29, 2016
- Submitted
- September 28, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N290UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48456
- Aircraft time
- 96,673 hours, 17,230 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Balance Weight
- Part number
- NMC6017517
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rudder
- 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.