What was found
THE RUDDER LT SIDE BONDED SKIN ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND DAMAGED AT APPROXIMATELY R STA 172. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED BY TAPER SANDING. A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5540-01170.
- Difficulty date
- October 20, 2003
- Submitted
- November 12, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N12313
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373T0
- Aircraft serial
- 23364
- Aircraft time
- 54,953 hours, 28,499 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- 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.