What was found
DURING INSPECTION FOUND A CRACK ON LOWER LT CORNER OF RUDDER TOWER, ALONG WELD. INSTALLED NEW PN 20-5545-05-00, WHICH HAD BEEN REINFORCED. INSPECT RUDDER TOWER DURING 200 HR INSP WHEN THE RUDDER IS OFF.
- Difficulty date
- May 15, 2013
- Submitted
- June 7, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N802CT
- Make and model
- Diamon DA20C1
- Aircraft serial
- C0102
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Rudder
- Part number
- 2055450000
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tower
- 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.