What was found
RUDDER TAB HAS PAINT CHIPPING INTO COMPOSITE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE RUDDER TAB IAW DELTA WORK CARDS 2720-4438 AND 2720-4321 TAB, RUDDER OFF 88-5554-9-0002 00094 ON 88-5554-9-0002 00542. (LP0959946)
- Difficulty date
- February 26, 2019
- Submitted
- February 26, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N973DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53241
- Aircraft time
- 73,298 hours, 54,328 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.