What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:3CUPPER AFT RUDDER UPPER ATTACH FITTING IS GOUGED.REPAIRED GOUGED UPPER AFT RUDDER UPPER ATTACH FITTING IAW VT-SAA EA 011-5542-01-A8111 REV. IR AND UPS EO MD11-5540-76080-A (MINOR)
- Difficulty date
- March 13, 2020
- Submitted
- April 8, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N278UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48577
- Aircraft time
- 72,270 hours, 13,630 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5544 · Rudder Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- Part number
- NMC6019505
- Part serial
- 40475
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.