What was found
RUDDER WEIGHT CORRODED AND HAS EXCESSIVE GAP BETWEEN MATING SURFACE. / REMOVED RUDDER BALANCE WEIGHT;FOUND MATING SURFACE ON MOUNT ARM TO HAVE EXCESSIVE CORROSION.RUDDER TO BE REPLACED ON WORK CARD #G588896.
- Difficulty date
- August 28, 2018
- Submitted
- February 21, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N260SW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7377H4
- Aircraft serial
- 32518
- Aircraft time
- 41,752 hours, 24,575 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5500 · Empennage Structure
- Part
- Mount
- 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.