What was found
ACFT HAS EXPOSED COMPOSITE MATERIAL ON RUDDER CONTROL TAB. RUDDER CONTROL TAB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-1AD PARR 23A. BALANCE AND WEIGHT CHECKS WILL BE ATTENDED WITH CARD 18 ACFT ZONE 65, W/O 20000077129.
- Difficulty date
- August 25, 2015
- Submitted
- August 26, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N989DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53341
- Aircraft time
- 60,690 hours, 43,756 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rudder
- 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.