What was found
DAMAGED METALLIZED FABRIC SKIN ON LT & RT SIDE OF RUDDER CONTROL TAB. RUDDER CONTROL TAB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-1A PAR 23. CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- June 6, 2015
- Submitted
- June 11, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N985DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53312
- Aircraft time
- 62,718 hours, 45,314 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rudder Tab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.