What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: 3C, LOWER AFT RUDDER HAS A ONE INCH CRACK AND A DENT ON SKIN. REPAIRED THE RUDDER SKIN IAW EA 011-5540-01-A6759, REV I/R, AND EO MD11-5540-64170-A. MAJOR.
- Difficulty date
- April 13, 2017
- Submitted
- May 10, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N294UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48472
- Aircraft time
- 81,815 hours, 13,740 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.