What was found
VERTICAL STABILIZER RUDDER HINGE BRACKET HAVE CORROSION AROUND BOLT HOLES TO ATTACH THE BEARING ASSEMBLY AND CORROSION IN THE FIN ATTACHMENT BOLT HOLES. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER HINGE BRACKET.
- Difficulty date
- October 19, 2005
- Submitted
- October 19, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N701ME
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49760
- Aircraft time
- 57,238 hours, 19,614 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5544 · Rudder Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Hinge Bracket
- Part number
- 59553913
- 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.