- Difficulty date
- April 30, 2020
- Submitted
- May 7, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 7673S2F
- Aircraft serial
- 43553
- Aircraft time
- 3,254 hours, 1,505 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 173T200131
- Part serial
- 001178
- Condition
- Delaminated
- 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.
What was found
RUDDER LOWER STATIC WICK MOUNT PLATE FWD END PULLED AWAY AND RUDDER SU SURFACE DISBONED. AREA 3 IN ABOVE WICK ALONG TRAILING EDGE HAS FRAYED EXPOSED C COMPOSITE (POSSIBLE LIGHTNING STRIKE) REPAIRED RUDDER IAW FEDEX EXPRESS EA# H-5540-T0353813 TITLE: STABILIZERS - RUDDER - - OUTER SKIN AT LOWER RH STATIC WICK, RUDDER STA 360-370, DISBOND; H-5540-T0353813 P1 STABILIZER - RUDDER - OUTER SKIN AT LWR RH STATIC MAJOR REPAIR