What was found
LIT - UPON REMOVAL OF RUDDER ASSY, DURING HEAVY MAIN BASE VISIT, UPPER VERTICAL STABILIZER TO RUDDER HINGE HAD FATIGUE CRACKING AROUND THE CENTER LUG OF THE HINGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED HINGE.
- Difficulty date
- July 26, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N931AE
- Make and model
- Bag JETSTM3201
- Aircraft serial
- 931
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Hinge
- Part number
- 13708F1
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vert Stab
- Part time
- 6,971 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.