Service difficulty report · Balance Weight · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
April 4, 2018
Submitted
February 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N231WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
32499
Aircraft time
43,022 hours, 25,242 cycles
Part
Balance Weight
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.

What was found

RUDDER COUNTER BALANCE CORRODED AS SEEN FROM GROUND. CLOSER INSP REVEALED CORROSION AT MATING SURFACE BETWEEN WEIGHT AND RUDDER / REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER COUNTER BALANCE PER CMM 55-40-09. NO CORROSION FOUND AT WEIGHT MOUNTING SURFACE

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