What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:3CLOWER FWD RUDDER L/H T/E BLADE SEAL TEE HAS CORROSION.REPAIRED LOWER FWD RUDDER L/H T/E BLADE SEAL TEE CORROSION IAW VT-SAA EA 011-5540-01-A8452 REV. IR AND UPS EO MD11-5540-77496-A. (MAJOR)
- Difficulty date
- July 21, 2020
- Submitted
- August 14, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N279UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48573
- Aircraft time
- 76,141 hours, 14,936 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Tee Fitting
- Part number
- NMC6013507
- Part serial
- UP71936
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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