What was found
FOUND 3 INCH CRACK AFT OF RUDDER BALANCE WEIGHT IN COMPOSIT SKIN FWD OF UPPER ATTACH POINT. AIRCRAFT WAS BASED OUT OF A HEAT RELATED AREA. (K)
- Difficulty date
- August 1, 2007
- Submitted
- October 3, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N469JP
- Make and model
- Diamon DA40
- Aircraft serial
- 40469
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 654 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.