What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: RUDDER LOWER TRAILING EDGE APEX STRIP IS SPLITTING AND BULGED - REPAIRED RUDDER APEX STRIP PER SRM 55-41-19-300-011
- Difficulty date
- July 30, 2026
- Submitted
- August 6, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N130AN
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6407
- Aircraft time
- 37,236 hours, 12,771 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Bulged
- 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.