What was found
UPPER RUDDER TIP MISSING. UPPER RIGHT & LEFT PANELS DAMAGED IN GFRP AREA. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED RUDDER TIP. INSTALLED NEW UPPER RIB, ATTACH ANGLE & FAIRING CAP TO RIGHT & LEFT PANELS.
- Difficulty date
- March 19, 2004
- Submitted
- April 6, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N485UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1617
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- D5547100200000
- Part serial
- TS2976
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rudder Tip
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.