What was found
TOP RUDDER RT SIDE LOWER AREA HAS MULTIPLE CORRODED FASTENERS AND CORROSION AROUND SMALL ACCESS PNL. REMOVED AND REPLACED UPPER AFT RUDDER IAW AMM 27-20-30/401. REV 98.
- Difficulty date
- October 14, 2025
- Submitted
- December 5, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N294UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48472
- Aircraft time
- 93,671 hours, 18,581 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rudder
- Component
- Rudder · Doug
- Component part number
- NMC6019503
- 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.