What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: C3, FORWARD UPPER RUDDER AT ZFR=450.173 FRONT SPAR TEE ANGLE CORRODED. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND REPLACED TEE ANGLE IAW DWG AMC7292 AND SRM 51-33-01.
- Difficulty date
- August 23, 2017
- Submitted
- September 15, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N274UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48575
- Aircraft time
- 67,059 hours, 12,496 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Tee Fitting
- Part number
- AMC72923
- Part serial
- 0568
- 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.