What was found
EXPOSED COMPOSITE MATERIAL ON BOTH FACE OF RUDDER CONTROL TAB. BOTH FACES OF RUDDER CONTROL TAB WERE REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-1, AD PAR 23.
- Difficulty date
- February 28, 2015
- Submitted
- March 2, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N980DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53267
- Aircraft time
- 63,107 hours, 46,353 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5543 · Rudder, Tab Structure
- Part
- Tab
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.