What was found
THE BOTTOM OF THE RUDDER S/N 1276E WAS FOUND TO HAVE DAMAGE NEEDING REPAIR. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE RUDDDER P/N 555.40.12.040 S/N 1082P THAT WAS REPAIRED IAW 12-B-55-40-00-00A-664GA, THIS REPAIR WAS A MAJOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- August 19, 2020
- Submitted
- August 25, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N539AF
- Make and model
- Pilats PC1247E
- Aircraft serial
- 1539
- Aircraft time
- 5,092 hours, 4,731 cycles
- Engine
- Pwc PT6A67P
- Engine time
- 4,818 hours, 4,496 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 53 hours, 36 cycles
- Component
- Rudder · Pilats
- Component part number
- 5554012040
- Stage of operation
- UK
- 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.