What was found
DURING 100 HOUR INSPECTION MECHANIC FOUND CRACK ON LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF LOWER RUDDER HINGE SUPPORT TOWER NEXT TO THE WELD LINE. PART WAS REPLACED WITH NEW PART.
- Difficulty date
- September 13, 2002
- Submitted
- October 31, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N978CT
- Make and model
- Diamon DA20C1
- Aircraft serial
- C0078
- Engine
- Cont IO240A
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge
- Part number
- 2055450000WIP
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 1,126 hours
- 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.