What was found
COMPOSITE EXPOSED ON RUDDER TAB. REMOVED THE TAB IAW AMDS 2720-4438 AND INSTALLED A NEW TAB IAW AMDS 2720-4321.
- Difficulty date
- September 12, 2017
- Submitted
- September 21, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N919DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53422
- Aircraft time
- 61,607 hours, 44,436 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.