Service difficulty report · Balance Weight · Boeing 7377Q8

Difficulty date
December 16, 2021
Submitted
February 2, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7864B
Make and model
Boeing 7377Q8
Aircraft serial
30638
Aircraft time
57,729 hours, 38,472 cycles
Part
Balance Weight
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RUDDER BALANCE ARM FWD BALANCE WEIGHT IS CORRODED AT AFT EDGE. ; / [01] UPDATED MEASUREMENT SECTION.; [02] REMOVED AND REPLACED DEFECTIVE RUDDER COUNTER BALANCE WEIGHT P/N 173A5103-1 WITH NEW COUNTER BALANCE WEIGHT PER CMM 55-40-09 STEP 2C(2) PG.301; 2C(3)(A);(B)1); 8);9) AND VERIFIED TORQUE PER SRM 51-60-07-0G-0 STEP 5A(6)(C)2)D).<BR>TORQUE WRENCH: ID: IS000718; S/N: 10880000235; DUE: 07/2022<BR>SCREW GUN: ID: IS000661; S/N: G97548; DUE: 11/2021; [03] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION 2.

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