Service difficulty report · Arm · Lkheed 382G

Difficulty date
March 3, 2010
Submitted
March 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404LC
Make and model
Lkheed 382G
Aircraft serial
4763
Aircraft time
61,500 hours, 36,376 cycles
Part
Arm
Part number
339729
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.

What was found

DURING SCHEDULED B3 CHECK PER JOB CARD HB1204 FOUND RUDDER TORQUE ARM TO RUDDER TORQUE TUBE ATTACH HARDWARE LOOSE AND ROD-END AT INPUT OF TORQUE ARM WORN BEYOND LIMITS. FOUND TORQUE ARM CORROSION UPON DISASSEMBLY. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED BY REPLACING RUDDER TORQUE ARM AND HARDWARE, AND RUDDER PUSH-ROD AFT ROD-END BEARING IAW LOCKHEED MARTIN L382 MM CH 27-20.