What was found
WHILE COMPLYING WITH SB, WE FOUND EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON RUDDER TORQUE TUBE, RUDDER BUTT RIB AND RUDDER MAIN RIB.
- Difficulty date
- October 31, 2002
- Submitted
- November 6, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N596L
- Make and model
- Piper PA31325
- Aircraft serial
- 317712036
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540*
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- 4004009
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 2,614 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.