What was found
DURING A CHECK, UPPER RUDDER TAB WAS FOUND DELAMINATED AT UPPER END. REMOVED UPPER RUDDER TAB AND INSTALLED BONDING REPAIR PER BOEING SRM 51-4-06, SIZE OF REPAIR 4 BY 20. UPPER RUDDER TAB WAS REINSTALLED PER M/M 27-20-11.
- Difficulty date
- July 28, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N717DH
- Make and model
- Boeing 72723
- Aircraft serial
- 19389
- System (JASC)
- 5543 · Rudder, Tab Structure
- Part
- Tab
- Condition
- Delaminated
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.