What was found
THE WINGTIP OF A MANEUVERING AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RIGHT HAND SIDE LOWER SECTION OF THE RUDDER STRUCTURE, PENETRATING THE RUDDER SKIN SURFACE AND HONEYCOMB CORE. DETAILED ASSESSMENT UNDERWAY. RUDDER ASSY R & R IAW AMM 27-21-21-4.
- Difficulty date
- July 17, 2023
- Submitted
- July 17, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N918FD
- Make and model
- Boeing 757200
- Aircraft serial
- 24290
- Aircraft time
- 78,388 hours, 29,703 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Rudder
- Part number
- 173N210113
- Part serial
- 001522N
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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