What was found
COMPOSITES SHOWING ON MULTIPLE AREAS ON RUDDER. REMOVED RUDDER ON WORKCARD 2720-4187. INSTALLED NEW RUDDER ON WORKCARD 2720-4421. RIGGED RUDDER ON WORKCARD 2720-7454.
- Difficulty date
- October 9, 2018
- Submitted
- October 11, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N968DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53161
- Aircraft time
- 72,621 hours, 53,340 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Rudder
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Tail
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.