What was found
RUDDER TAB FLAME SPRAY MISSING. FOUND DURING A/C STRIP AND PAINT. REPLACED RUDDER TAB.
- Difficulty date
- December 19, 2016
- Submitted
- December 28, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N911DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49967
- Aircraft time
- 59,775 hours, 46,789 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5543 · Rudder, Tab Structure
- Part
- Tab
- 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.