What was found
FOUND RUDDER BALANCE ARM HAS HOLE 1.25 INCH BY .75 INCH, UPPER SURFACE. ROUTED OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBELR PER EA 76691. (M)
- Difficulty date
- July 31, 2003
- Submitted
- October 7, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N420US
- Make and model
- Boeing 737401
- Aircraft serial
- 23987
- System (JASC)
- 5500 · Empennage Structure
- Part
- Balance Arm
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 40,913 hours
- 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.