What was found
RUDDER TAB HAS A HOLE AT UPPER TIP TRAILING EDGE. APPLIED WET OVERLAYS TO REPAIR AREA PER SRM 51-70-01A. PERFORMED A RE-METALLIZING REPAIR OVER THE REPAIR AREA PER AARD 55-40-00-2.
- Difficulty date
- February 25, 2013
- Submitted
- February 28, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N501AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49738
- Aircraft time
- 67,638 hours, 35,390 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5543 · Rudder, Tab Structure
- Part
- Tab
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rudder
- 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.