Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
February 21, 2010
Submitted
March 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N768AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
27082
Aircraft time
53,266 hours, 33,204 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65C258411
Part serial
1068
Condition
Perforated
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.

What was found

RUDDER HAS PERFORATION ON LOWER RT SECTION. REPAIRED SKIN DAMAGE.