What was found
RUDDER TORQUE TUBE, BELL CRANK ATTACHMENT RIVETS AND BELL CRANK SHOWING SIGNS OF BEING LOOSE. ATTACH RIVETS ARE SMOKING.
- Difficulty date
- January 16, 2018
- Submitted
- January 17, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N153QS
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC6*
- Aircraft serial
- 869
- Aircraft time
- 980 hours, 970 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Bellcrank
- Part number
- C6CFM140729
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Rudder Sys
- Part time
- 980 hours, 970 cycles
- 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.