What was found
BROKEN RUDDER CONTROL TAB UPPER TRAILING EDGE. DUE TO SEVERAL DAMAGE AND THE ALLOWABLE LIMITS OF BALANCE IS NEAR TO THE MAXIMUM LIMIT THE RUDDER TAB WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-70-1A.
- Difficulty date
- August 29, 2016
- Submitted
- August 30, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N906DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53415
- Aircraft time
- 63,056 hours, 45,883 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5543 · Rudder, Tab Structure
- Part
- Tab
- Condition
- Broken
- 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.