What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft landed on runway 27, at kswf after reporting a rudder problem while inbound. The airport rescue and fire fighting personnel responded, and aircraft taxied to ramp with no additional discrepancies. Upon investigating, maintenance discovered the bolt holding the rudder tab was not fastened, the bolt was discovered by the mechanic at the bottom of the rudder assembly during his foreign object damage inspection of the area. The nut and cotter pin which hold the bolt in place were not found. Per the Cessna model T303 100 hour inspection this area is to be inspected. The last 100 hour inspection of this aircraft was conducted on 01/27/2003 at 3572.5 hours. This was approximately 45.4 hours prior to this incident. The required parts (bolt, washer, nut and cotter pin) are referenced on page 27-34 in figure 27-10 of the Cessna model T303.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 27, AT KSWF AFTER REPORTING A RUDDER PROBLEM WHILE INBOUND. THE AIRPORT RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING PERSONNEL RESPONDED, AND AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO RAMP WITH NO ADDITIONAL DISCREPANCIES. UPON INVESTIGATING, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE BOLT HOLDING THE RUDDER TAB WAS NOT FASTENED, THE BOLT WAS DISCOVERED BY THE MECHANIC AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RUDDER ASSEMBLY DURING HIS FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE INSPECTION OF THE AREA. THE NUT AND COTTER PIN WHICH HOLD THE BOLT IN PLACE WERE NOT FOUND. PER THE CESSNA MODEL T303 100 HOUR INSPECTION THIS AREA IS TO BE INSPECTED. THE LAST 100 HOUR INSPECTION OF THIS AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTED ON 01/27/2003 AT 3572.5 HOURS. THIS WAS APPROXIMATELY 45.4 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE REQUIRED PARTS (BOLT, WASHER, NUT AND COTTER PIN) ARE REFERENCED ON PAGE 27-34 IN FIGURE 27-10 OF THE CESSNA MODEL T303.