What was found
DURING ROUTINE SURVEILLANCE, THE CENTER RUDDER HINGE HALF WAS OBSERVED WITH SEVERE EXFOLIATION/INTER-GRANULAR CORROSION.
- Difficulty date
- February 5, 2019
- Submitted
- February 5, 2019
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N556ER
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S10561
- Aircraft time
- 7,843 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- 053100644
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 7,843 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.