What was found
DURING HMV DAMAGED METALLIZED COAT WAS FOUND ON THE RUDDER. RUDDER WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-1AD PARA 23.
- Difficulty date
- December 19, 2009
- Submitted
- December 29, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N987DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53338
- Aircraft time
- 49,037 hours, 36,365 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Eroded
- Location
- Rudder
- 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.