What was found
INSPECTION FOUND CRACKED UPPER RUDDER HINGE AT SPAR WEB AND ALL DOUBLERS. RIB ALSO BROKEN. SUBMITTER STATED RUDDER SPAR BEEF-UP NECESSARY TO PREVENT CRACKING.
- Difficulty date
- January 30, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N61285
- Make and model
- Ayres S2RR1820
- Aircraft serial
- R1820036
- System (JASC)
- 5541 · Rudder, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rudder
- Part number
- 40226T100
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Spar Web
- Part time
- 844 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.