What was found
MAIN RUDDER PCU BOLT BROKEN IN LINKAGE. FOUND DAMAGE TO HINGE RIB 66.42 AND 56.48. BLENDED OUT DAMAGE. RE-INSTALLED NEW MAIN RUDDER PCU. PERFORMED PENETRANT INSPECTION. AREA PREPPED AND PRIMED.
- Difficulty date
- March 20, 2013
- Submitted
- March 20, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N816SY
- Make and model
- Boeing 7378Q8
- Aircraft serial
- 30637
- Aircraft time
- 42,730 hours, 14,507 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2722 · Rudder Actuator
- Part
- Bolt
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rudder
- Component
- Pcu
- Component part number
- 4193001003
- 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.