What was found
LOWER AFT RUDDER, AFT LOWER T/E, ZAR 310, HAD A 10 INCH SPLIT IN COMPOSITE. REPAIRED RUDDER T/E IAW SRM 55-40-02, REPAIR 2, FIG 201. MAJOR.
- Difficulty date
- September 11, 2018
- Submitted
- September 28, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N258UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48416
- Aircraft time
- 78,480 hours, 15,554 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- NMC6015505
- Part serial
- 46662
- Condition
- Split
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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