What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:3CLOWER FWD. RUDDER LOWER HINGE FITTING LUG UPPER SURFACE HAS WEAR DAMAGE.REPAIRED LOWER FWD. RUDDER LOWER HINGE FITTING IAW VT-SAA EA 011-5540-01-A8017 REV. I/R AND UPS EO MD11-5540-75430-A. (MINOR)
- Difficulty date
- February 5, 2020
- Submitted
- February 7, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N275UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48774
- Aircraft time
- 57,004 hours, 13,886 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Condition
- Gouged
- 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.