What was found
LEFT SIDE OF THE RUDDER EXTERNAL SURFACE HAS EXPOSED COMPOSITE FIBER STRANDS AT 2 EACH EXISTING REPAIRS BETWEEN NR 4 HINGE AND COUNTER WEIGHT HORN. MAJOR REPAIR: REPAIRED RUDDER IN SHOP PER SM 95-55-40-01JD AND GNMM 6-0-2-23.
- Difficulty date
- January 10, 2007
- Submitted
- January 16, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N382UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 24657
- Aircraft time
- 48,635 hours, 33,404 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM563C1
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.