What was found
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, RUDDER TAB PUSH/PULL RODS WERE REMOVED TO LUBRICATE TRIM ACTUATOR SCREWS. THE ROD WAS SPLIT 80 PERCENT OF THE LENGTH FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE WATER FREEZING INSIDE THE TUBE.
- Difficulty date
- June 21, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N52AJ
- Make and model
- Cessna 500CESSNA
- Aircraft serial
- 5000061
- System (JASC)
- 2721 · Rudder Tab Control System
- Part
- Push Pull Rod
- Part number
- 556544067
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder Tab
- Part time
- 7,506 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.