SDR 95ZZZX6124

Service difficulty report · Hinge · Emb EMB110P1

Difficulty date
October 15, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621KC
Make and model
Emb EMB110P1
Aircraft serial
110335
Part
Hinge
Part number
MS202J74
Condition
Loose
Location
Rudder
Part time
13,842 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, PILOT REPORTED SEVERE VIBRATION FROM RUDDER. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND UPPER RUDDER HINGE CRACKED WHERE BOLT PASSES THROUGH TOP AND BOTTOM. RUDDER TRIM TAB HINGE WHERE ACTUATOR ARM ATTACHES WAS FOUND LOOSE (WORKING CHERRYMAX RIVETS). THIS DAMAGE APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPENED DURING A WINDSTORM AND ACFT TAILED INTO WIND. (ALL CONTROL LOCKS WERE INSTALLED.)

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