# SDR 2024F00172

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: July 23, 2024
- Submitted: July 23, 2024
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: N380QS
- Make and model: Cessna 680A
- Registry model: [Cessna 680A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-680a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 6800089
- Aircraft time: 15,020 hours, 10,015 cycles
- System (JASC): [5540 · Rudder Structure](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5540)
- Part: Torque Tube
- Condition: Corroded
- Location: Rudder
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2024F00172

## Discrepancy

DURING RUDDER UPPER TORQUE TUBE DETAILED INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION TO EXTEND BETWEEN 0.1 AND 0.2 INCH FROM THE TORQUE TUBE. REMOVED CORRODED RUDDER TORQUE TUBE (RUDDER P/N 6933000-19 S/N 573185) AND REPLACED WITH NEW RUDDER TORQUE TUBE DUE TO LEVEL 2 CORROSION PN: 6933025-55 PER CESSNA 680 SRM 55-40-09.

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