What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: RUDDER TRAILING EDGE APEX STRIP HAS A 3.5" SPLIT STARTING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STRIP. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED APEX STRIP PER SRM 55-41-19-300-004.
- Difficulty date
- October 18, 2025
- Submitted
- October 21, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N974UY
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 4898
- Aircraft time
- 44,852 hours, 17,862 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Strip
- Condition
- Split
- Location
- Zone 300
- 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.