What was found
CRACK IN RUDDER L/E WRAP-ROUND SKIN. CRACK CAME FROM RIVET HEAD, UP AND FORWARD, (HOOK SHAPE) APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES LONG. SUSPECT SHARP EDGE ON STRINGER L/E, LT SIDE OF RUDDER, OR UNDERLAPPING SHARP EDGE OF SKIN.
- Difficulty date
- December 2, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N561B
- Make and model
- Cessna 560CESSNA
- Aircraft serial
- 5600008
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 553300013
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder L/E
- Part time
- 1,767 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.