What was found
DURING THE SID INSPECTION THE RUDDER WAS REMOVED. VISUALLY DISCOVERED THE RUDDER BOTTOM HINGE BRACKET HOLES THAT BOLT TO THE BEARING TO BE EXCESSIVELY ELONGATED.
- Difficulty date
- March 6, 2009
- Submitted
- March 6, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N505HC
- Make and model
- Cessna 441
- Aircraft serial
- 4410257
- Aircraft time
- 9,268 hours, 10,400 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5544 · Rudder Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Hinge
- Part number
- 5233001952330011
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 9,268 hours, 10,400 cycles
- Component
- Rudder · Cessna
- Component part number
- 573300090
- 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.