What was found
RUDDER TAB COATING (FLAME SPRAY) IS CRACKED. BONDED ASTROSTRIKE AL28 AND GLASS CLOTH TO RUDDER PER SRM 51-70.
- Difficulty date
- July 24, 2007
- Submitted
- July 25, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N948AS
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53021
- Aircraft time
- 54,585 hours, 29,230 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5543 · Rudder, Tab Structure
- Part
- Tab
- Part number
- 5955545503
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.