What was found
UPPER AFT RUDDER RT SIDE, UPPER AFT SECTION HAS MATERIAL LOSS EMANATING FROM PLUG FASTENER (POSSIBLE LIGHTNING STRIKE). INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER OVER DAMAGED AREA REF SRM 55-00-01 FIG 3 SHEET 2 VOL 1.
- Difficulty date
- August 19, 2017
- Submitted
- September 15, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N307FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD1030F
- Aircraft serial
- 48291
- Aircraft time
- 72,198 hours, 24,075 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- NCG6019503
- Part serial
- 98291
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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