What was found
DENT ON RUDDER TAB L/H SIDE, 33" FROM LOWER EDGE AND 5" FROM AFT EDGE. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IN RUDDER TAB LT SIDE AND ACCOMPLISHED A HOT BOND DOUBLER REPAIR IAW SRM 55-41-01.
- Difficulty date
- March 30, 2016
- Submitted
- April 5, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N987DN
- Make and model
- Boeing 717200
- Aircraft serial
- 55064
- Aircraft time
- 31,529 hours, 31,500 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5543 · Rudder, Tab Structure
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Dented
- Location
- Rudder Tab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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