What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: 3C, UPPER AFT RUDDER ASSY HAS AREA OF DELAMINATION AT ZAR 550.932 AND ZAR 554.932, .REPAIRED THE RUDDER ASSY IAW EA 011-5540-01-A6659 REV I/R, AND EO MD11-5540-63461-A. (MAJOR)
- Difficulty date
- February 2, 2017
- Submitted
- March 3, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N293UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48473
- Aircraft time
- 72,255 hours, 11,912 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Delaminated
- Location
- Rudder Assy
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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