# JASC 5543: Rudder, Tab Structure

- Type: JASC system/component code (FAA)
- ATA chapter: 55 Stabilizers
- Title in the code table: RUDDER, TAB STRUCTURE
- Service difficulty reports: 196
- FAA code table: https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/JASC_Code.pdf#page=52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5543

## What it covers

For reports pertaining to the structure of the movable surface hinged to the rudder surface for directional trim. Typical parts are skin, hinge fitting, spar, rib. The actuating mechanism is filed in JASC code 2720.

## Service difficulty reports (196, newest 50)

- [SDR 2026F00150](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2026F00150), Jul 17, 2026: Boeing 717200. TRIM TAB. DELAMINATED. THE SUBJECT RUDDER TABS ARE TYPICALLY FOUND WITH DAMAGE AND DELAMINATION ON OUTER SKIN, WITH POTENTIAL FOR UNDERLYING CO
- [SDR DALA2025103107967](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2025103107967), Mar 28, 2024: Boeing 717200. TAB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SKIN LT & RT SIDE AT RUDDER TAB. REPLACED BY SERVICIABLE RUDDER CONTROL TAB (0266679). (N996AT)
- [SDR DALA2024030503004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2024030503004), Mar 2, 2024: Boeing 717200. TAB. DENTED. SEVERAL DENTS ON RH SIDE OF RUDDER CONTROL TAB. SUMMARY OF NRC 00081: SEVERAL DENTS ON RH SIDE OF RUDDER CONTROL TAB WER (N963AT)
- [SDR DALA2023112809756](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2023112809756), Nov 27, 2023: Boeing 717200. UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. DENT FOUND ON RUDDER CONTROL TAB, RH SURFACE BTW STA ZR=43 TO ZR=52 9.5" FROM T/E. SUMMARY OF NRC 00614: RUDDER CONTROL  (N934AT)
- [SDR DALA2023072806112](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2023072806112), Jul 27, 2023: Boeing 717200. UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. DISBOND ON RUDDER TAB LH SIDE OF 1.7000IN LENGTH X 0.500IN WIDTH AT DENT #2, (9" ABOVE #2 HINGE 3"AFT L/E RUDDER TAB) IN (N957AT)
- [SDR EBVR20230509450](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EBVR20230509450), May 9, 2023: Cessna 560XL. RUDDER. CRACKED. ON VISUAL INSPECTION DRIVEN OFF OF AAIP, FOUND CRACK IN LOWER TRAILING EDGE SKIN APPROXIMATELY 0.6 INCHES IN LENGTH. PER (N619QS)
- [SDR SWIA20230225](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA20230225), Feb 25, 2023: Cndair CL6002B19. NONE. GOUGED. LOWER RUDDER PCU FWD ATTACH FITTING ASSY HAS SEVERAL DEEP GOUGES. THIS HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A MAJOR REPAIR. FORM M- (N430SW)
- [SDR SWIA202265573](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA202265573), Mar 25, 2022: Emb ERJ170200LR. NONE. DAMAGED. FOUND COMPOSITE DAMAGE ON THE TOP OF THE R/H SIDE OF RUDDER, DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKE. (FILED CLOSED) REPAIRED THE COMPOS (N150SY)
- [SDR SWIA202164001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA202164001), Nov 28, 2021: Cndair CL600*. NONE. DENTED. *RUDDER LH SIDE EXTERIOR SKIN HAS 4 DENTS UPPER TRAILING EDGE AREA (MARKED) (C-CHECK RO 1/19/2022) COMPLIED WITH THE RUD (N822SK)
- [SDR EBVR20190923001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EBVR20190923001), Sep 23, 2019: Cessna 560XL. SKIN. CRACKED. RUDDER TRIM TAB SKIN IS CRACKED PROXIMATELY .5" ON BOTTOM AFT CORNER LT SIDE. COMPLIED WITH 8110-3 AND ERO-962724 REV IR (N577QS)
- [SDR CA190627011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA190627011), Jun 25, 2019: Aerosp ATR42500. HINGE FITTING. CORRODED. (CAN) VERTICAL STABILIZER TO RUDDER MIDDLE HINGE FITTING (#3) CORROSION AT BOTH LUGS (MACHINE RIB MOUNTING) (TC# 2019062
- [SDR EBVR20192205001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EBVR20192205001), May 22, 2019: Cessna 560XL. SKIN. CRACKED. RUDDER TRIM TAB WELL APPEARS TO HAVE A RIVET PULLING OUT. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF DAMAGE AND NOTED CRACKED S (N614QS)
- [SDR DALA2019032901991](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019032901991), Mar 28, 2019: Doug MD88. PAINT. DAMAGED. INITIAL INSPECTION: MISSING AND DAMGE PAINT ON RUDDER CONTROL TAB. TAB WAS REMOVED/INSTALLED PER AMM 27-20-02-401. PAINT (N911DE)
- [SDR DALA2019022601211](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019022601211), Feb 26, 2019: Doug MD88. TAB. DAMAGED. RUDDER TAB HAS PAINT CHIPPING INTO COMPOSITE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE RUDDER TAB IAW DELTA WORK CARDS 2720-4438 AND 27 (N973DL)
- [SDR DALA2019020400700](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019020400700), Jan 28, 2019: Doug MD88. TAB. DAMAGED. REMOVE RUDDER TAB DUE TO MISSING AND DAMAGED FLAME SPRAY. REMOVE ON NRC 20 IAC/AMA PER AMM 27-20-02. REPLACED RUDDER TAB (N913DL)
- [SDR EBVR20181203001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EBVR20181203001), Dec 3, 2018: Cessna 560XL. TAB. CRACKED. RUDDER TRIM TAB IS CRACKED APROX. 1" ON LOWER AFT CORNER. PERFORMED DOUBLER REPAIR TO RUDDER TRIM TAB LOWER TRAILING EDG (N589QS)
- [SDR DALA2018113006931](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018113006931), Nov 29, 2018: Doug MD88. PAINT. MISSING. RUDDER TAB MISSING PAINT. REMOVED RUDDER TAB REF MD88 AMM 27-20-02. INSPECTED AREA & ATTACHMENTS, OK TO INSTALL TRIM TAB (N948DL)
- [SDR DALA2018091305577](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018091305577), Sep 11, 2018: Doug MD88. TAB. DELAMINATED. DELAMINATED RUDDER CONTROL TAB LT/RT SIDE (MID HINGE AREA). DELAMINATED RUDDER CONTROL TAB LT/RT SIDE (MID HINGE AREA) W (N969DL)
- [SDR DALA2018062764226](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018062764226), Jun 22, 2018: Doug MD9030. TAB. DAMAGED. RUDDER TAB HAD FOUR AREAS OF MISSING PAINT AND FLAME SPRAY ON THE RT SIDE ALL UNDER FOUR SQUARE INCHES NOT LONGER THAN 2 (N934DN)
- [SDR Z08R201803210001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Z08R201803210001), Mar 14, 2018: Raythn G36. TAB. BENT. THE RUDDER TRIM TAB WAS BENT TO THE RIGHT AT NEARLY 90 DEGREES. REPLACED. (N112BB)
- [SDR DALA2018030901832](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2018030901832), Mar 8, 2018: Boeing 717200. TAB. DENTED. THE RUDER CONTROL TAB WAS DENTED ON TRAILING EDGE UPPER SECTION. THE RUDDER CONTROL TAB TRAILING EDGE UPPER SECTION WAS  (N938AT)
- [SDR DALA2017110507940](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017110507940), Nov 4, 2017: Boeing 717200. TAB. DELAMINATED. DELAMINATED RUDDER TRIM TAB. THE TRIM TAB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-02-2R, PROCEDURE 7, PARAGRAPH 4 B. (N995AT)
- [SDR DALA2017102007668](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017102007668), Oct 19, 2017: Boeing 717200. SKIN. DELAMINATED. SKIN ON RUDDER CONTROL TAB TRIM TAB WAS FOUND DELAMINATED, IAW SRM 51-70-02-0G PARAG 8 A (2) AND NDT SPM 04-00-00 PARAG  (N979AT)
- [SDR DALA2017100407253](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017100407253), Oct 3, 2017: Boeing 717200. TAB. SCRATCHED. SCRATCHES ON RUDDER CONTROL TAB RT SIDE. RUDDER CONTROL TAB WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 51-70-02-2R PROCEDURE 1 AND CARD 2000-8 (N978AT)
- [SDR DALA2017091506899](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017091506899), Sep 14, 2017: Boeing 717200. TAB. WORN. WEAR ON UPPER CORNER AT RUDDER TAB. THE RUDDER TAB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-41-01-2R-1, REPAIR 1, AND JIC 5464417. (N991AT)
- [SDR DALA2017092107002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017092107002), Sep 12, 2017: Doug MD88. TAB. DAMAGED. COMPOSITE EXPOSED ON RUDDER TAB. REMOVED THE TAB IAW AMDS 2720-4438 AND INSTALLED A NEW TAB IAW AMDS 2720-4321. (N919DE)
- [SDR DALA2017071805515](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017071805515), Jul 17, 2017: Doug MD88. SKIN. DAMAGED. EXPOSED MATERIAL ON RUDDER TAB LT SIDE, BOTTOM AT VERTICAL STABILIZER RUDDER. RUDDER TAB LT SIDE, BOTTOM AT VERTICAL STA (N911DL)
- [SDR WX0A2017042873244](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WX0A2017042873244), Apr 22, 2017: Doug DC983. BUSHING. UNKNOWN. EMERGENCY DECLARED AFTER TO, ACF WOULD JERK IN THE PITCH AXIS WITH NO INPUT FROM PILOT. ELEVATOR WAS MORE SENSITIVE THAN (N420NV)
- [SDR DALA2017020100831](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017020100831), Jan 31, 2017: Doug MD88. TAB. DAMAGED. RUDDER CONTROL TAB, COMPOSITE MATERIAL WAS FOUND DAMAGED. DAMAGE AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-90-0 PARAGRAPH 8.K. (N920DE)
- [SDR DALA2017012500622](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017012500622), Jan 24, 2017: Boeing 717200. TAB. CRACKED. VERTICAL STABILIZER IS BENT AND CRACKED ON UPPER CORNER OF RUDDER TAB. RUDDER CONTROL TAB WAS REPAIRED IN ACCORDING CAR  (N963AT)
- [SDR DALA2016122810093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016122810093), Dec 19, 2016: Doug MD88. TAB. DAMAGED. RUDDER TAB FLAME SPRAY MISSING. FOUND DURING A/C STRIP AND PAINT. REPLACED RUDDER TAB. (N911DE)
- [SDR DALA2016121209753](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016121209753), Dec 11, 2016: Boeing 717200. SKIN. DELAMINATED. DELAMINATON ON RUDDER TAB SKIN. THE RUDDER TAB SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-41-01 REPAIR 1, AND 51-70-02 REPAIR 3 PAR 5. (N975AT)
- [SDR DALA2016120609639](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016120609639), Dec 5, 2016: Doug MD88. TAB. DAMAGED. RUDDER HAS FLAME SPRAY PEELING AND DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER IAW AMDS 2720-4421. (N965DL)
- [SDR DALA2016120609638](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016120609638), Dec 5, 2016: Doug MD88. TAB. DAMAGED. RUDDER CONTROL TAB HAS FLAME SPRAY PEELED AND DAMAGED. REPLACED THE RUDDER TAB. (N965DL)
- [SDR DALA2016112809292](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016112809292), Nov 27, 2016: Doug MD88. TAB. MISSING. FLAME SPRAY MISSING ON RUDDER TAB. REMOVED & REPLACED RUDDER TAB. OK FOR SERVICE. (N948DL)
- [SDR DALA2016110508295](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016110508295), Nov 4, 2016: Doug MD88. TAB. DAMAGED. DAMAGED METALLIZED COAT ON RUDDER CONTROL TAB. METALLIZED COAT ON RUDDER CONTROL TAB WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 51-70-1A PAR 2 (N902DE)
- [SDR DALA2016101107176](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016101107176), Oct 10, 2016: Doug MD88. TAB. DAMAGED. RUDDER CONTROL TAB HAS FLAME SPRAY MISSING IN CRITICAL AREAS. REMOVED & REPLACED RUDDER CONTROL TAB IAW WORK CARD 2720-4 (N977DL)
- [SDR DALA2016100106992](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016100106992), Sep 29, 2016: Doug MD88. TAB. DAMAGED. RUDDER CONTROL TAB HAS FLAME SPRAY MISSING IN CRITICAL AREAS. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER CONTROL TAB PER WORK CARD 2720 (N911DL)
- [SDR DALA2016083006286](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016083006286), Aug 29, 2016: Doug MD88. TAB. BROKEN. BROKEN RUDDER CONTROL TAB UPPER TRAILING EDGE. DUE TO SEVERAL DAMAGE AND THE ALLOWABLE LIMITS OF BALANCE IS NEAR TO THE  (N906DE)
- [SDR JR2R20160811302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JR2R20160811302), Aug 11, 2016: Doug MD88. TAB. DAMAGED. RUDDER TAB DAMAGED ON CORNER. REPAIRED THE RUDDER TAB DAMAGE ON CORNER IAW SRM 51-70-1A PARA 17. (N414NV)
- [SDR COEA2016072913807](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA2016072913807), Jul 29, 2016: Aerosp ATR72212. BRACKET. DAMAGED. HEAVY CHECK, RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR ATTACH BRACKET HAS GOUGES AND LOWER WEB IS BENT. REPAIR IAW SRAS ES-3322/16.10548 ISSU (N807FX)
- [SDR DALA2016062304877](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016062304877), Jun 21, 2016: Doug MD88. TAB. DEBONDED. PART RACKS DISBONDED LOWER CUP AT RUDDER CONTROL TAB DUE TO WEIGHT AND BALANCE IS OUT OF LIMITS. THE RUDDER CONTROL TAB  (N998DL)
- [SDR DALA2016061904765](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016061904765), Jun 18, 2016: Doug MD88. TAB. DAMAGED. PART RACKS DAMAGED, METALLIZED ON RUDDER CONTROL TAB. METALLIZED ON RUDDER CONTROL TAB WAS REPAIR IAW SRM 51-70-1A-D, PA (N998DL)
- [SDR DALA2016033102566](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016033102566), Mar 30, 2016: Boeing 717200. SKIN. DENTED. DENT ON RUDDER TAB L/H SIDE, 33" FROM LOWER EDGE AND 5" FROM AFT EDGE. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IN RUDDER TAB LT SIDE AND AC (N987DN)
- [SDR DALA2016033102565](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016033102565), Mar 30, 2016: Boeing 717200. SKIN. DENTED. DENT ON RUDDER TAB RT SIDE, 35" FROM LOWER EDGE AND 6.5" FROM AFT EDGE. CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA ON RUDDER TAB RT SIDE 35" FR (N987DN)
- [SDR DALA2016030301607](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2016030301607), Mar 1, 2016: Doug MD88. TAB. DAMAGED. RUDDER TAB SPLIT AT T/E. R & R RUDDER TAB IAW AMM 27-20. (N905DE)
- [SDR DALA2015102106300](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015102106300), Oct 20, 2015: Doug MD88. HOUSING. CORRODED. CORROSION AND TOOL MARKS ON HOUSING OF RUDDER BEARING. RUDDER BEARING HOUSING REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-1, 51-30-2 AND 51-1 (N986DL)
- [SDR DALA2015090605530](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015090605530), Sep 5, 2015: Doug MD9030. SKIN. DAMAGED. DAMAGED METALLIC COVER ON RUDDER TAB. REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-41-01. WEIGHT AND BALANCE IAW SRM 55-40-01. (N930DN)
- [SDR DALA2015082105139](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015082105139), Aug 20, 2015: Doug MD88. SKIN. DAMAGED. DAMAGE METALLIZATED COAT OF RUDDER TAB. METALLIZED COAT OF RUDDER TAB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-1A, PAR 23 AND CARD 200 (N910DL)
- [SDR DALA2015072504704](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2015072504704), Jul 24, 2015: Doug MD88. SKIN. DAMAGED. DAMAGED METALLIZED SKIN ON RUDDER CONTROL TAB. METALLIZED SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-1A, PAR 23 AND JIC 2000-8149-1 (N988DL)

All 196: https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5543/reports.md

## Other codes in chapter 55

- [JASC 5500](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5500): Empennage Structure (490 reports)
- [JASC 5510](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5510): Horizontal Stabilizer Structure (5,958 reports)
- [JASC 5511](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5511): Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib (6,454 reports)
- [JASC 5512](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5512): Horizontal Stabilizer, Plate/Skin (7,879 reports)
- [JASC 5513](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5513): Horizontal Stabilizer, Tab Structure (97 reports)
- [JASC 5514](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5514): Horizontal Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure (2,779 reports)
- [JASC 5520](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5520): Elevator Structure (5,383 reports)
- [JASC 5521](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5521): Elevator, Spar/Rib (520 reports)
- [JASC 5522](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5522): Elevator, Plate/Skin (3,271 reports)
- [JASC 5523](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5523): Elevator, Tab Structure (1,033 reports)
- [JASC 5524](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5524): Elevator Miscellaneous Structure (322 reports)
- [JASC 5530](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5530): Vertical Stabilizer (2,534 reports)
- [JASC 5531](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5531): Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib (1,233 reports)
- [JASC 5532](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5532): Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin (1,745 reports)
- [JASC 5533](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5533): Ventral Structure (77 reports)
- [JASC 5534](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5534): Vertical Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure (816 reports)
- [JASC 5540](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5540): Rudder Structure (1,901 reports)
- [JASC 5541](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5541): Rudder, Spar/Rib (277 reports)
- [JASC 5542](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5542): Rudder, Plate/Skin (1,372 reports)
- [JASC 5544](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5544): Rudder Miscellaneous Structure (270 reports)
- [JASC 5550](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5550): Empennage Flight Control Surfaces, Attach Fittings (66 reports)
- [JASC 5551](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5551): Horizontal Stabilizer, Attach Fittings (672 reports)
- [JASC 5552](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5552): Elevator Tab, Attach Fittings (222 reports)
- [JASC 5553](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5553): Vertical Stabilizer, Attach Fittings (586 reports)
- [JASC 5554](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5554): Rudder/Tab, Attach Fittings (132 reports)
- [JASC 5597](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5597): Stabilizer System Wiring (14 reports)

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