What was found
TNN - DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION ON AIRCRAFT AT AIR ASIA, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON LOWER RUDDER TAB L/E NOSE SKIN AT RUDDER STATION 80. THE CORRODED NOSE SKIN, P/N 65-62444-5 WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW SKIN. (M)
- Difficulty date
- September 30, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N79743
- Make and model
- Boeing 727224
- Aircraft serial
- 22252
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 65624446
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rudder Tab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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