What was found
DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO THE RT UPPER RUDDER EXTERNAL SURFACE MID-AREA WITH DENT 1.0 INCHES IN DIAMETER. PERMANENT REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY ENGINEERING ORDER 4455A033. THIS EO IS CLASSIFIED AS "MAJOR" AS DEFINED IN FAR 43 APPENDIX A.
- Difficulty date
- January 29, 2010
- Submitted
- January 29, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N454PA
- Make and model
- Boeing 74746NF
- Aircraft serial
- 30812
- Aircraft time
- 33,769 hours, 5,367 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.