What was found
INNER AND OUTER SKIN CRACKED IN TWO PLACES ON RUDDER LEFT-HAND SIDE AT CENTER HINGE RECESSED AREA, JUST BELOW PANEL 57T. REPAIRED IAW FOKKER SRM 55-02-07, PAGE 9, FIGURE 5 AND SRM 51-31-01, PAGE 13, PARAGRAPH 71, 1 THROUGH 5.
- Difficulty date
- September 1, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N496US
- Make and model
- Fokker F28MK4000
- Aircraft serial
- 11167
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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