What was found
PDX - THREE CRACKS IN SKIN PANEL BENEATH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RUDDER ON THE LT SIDE AT THE STIFFENER. REPAIRED IAW FOKKER SRM 53-02-05, PAGE 10, FIGURE 5 AND SRM 51-31-01.
- Difficulty date
- February 14, 2002
- Submitted
- March 16, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N480AU
- Make and model
- Fokker F28MK4000
- Aircraft serial
- 11229
- Aircraft time
- 34,715 hours, 40,975 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin Panel
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- 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.