What was found
EXPOSED COMPOSITE MATERIAL ON RUDDER PLATE. RUDDER REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-1AD, PAR.7.
- Difficulty date
- December 6, 2013
- Submitted
- December 9, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N962DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49981
- Aircraft time
- 62,840 hours, 46,647 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Plate
- 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.