What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: 3C, UPPER FORWARD RUDDER FRONT SPAR WEB CORRODED BETWEEN STA. ZFR 449 - 454REPAIRED RUDDER WEB CORROSION PER VTSAA EA 011-5540-01-A6527 REV. IR AND UPS EO MD11-5540-62321-A (MAJOR)
- Difficulty date
- October 3, 2016
- Submitted
- October 31, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N286UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48453
- Aircraft time
- 83,676 hours, 14,538 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.