What was found
AIRCRAFT STRIPPED FOR PAINT. AFTER P/N 5565440-60 RUDDER TRIM ROD (LOWER) PAINTED, BUBBLES APPEARED UNDER PAINT, PAINT CRACKED, SPLIT ABOUT 2 INCHES LONG IN ROD, VISUALLY SEEN. (X)
- Difficulty date
- October 24, 2000
- Submitted
- October 24, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N71GA
- Make and model
- Cessna 550
- Aircraft serial
- 5500444
- System (JASC)
- 2721 · Rudder Tab Control System
- Part
- Rod
- Part number
- 556544060
- Condition
- Split
- Location
- Rudder Trim
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.