What was found
THREE CRACKS WERE NOTICED IN SKIN OF RUDDER POSSIBLY DUE TO FATIGUE OVER TIME. REMOVED SKIN, NO INTERNAL DAMAGE FOUND. NEW SKIN INSTALLED. CRACK LENGTHS APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH.
- Difficulty date
- August 29, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N8147B
- Make and model
- Piper PA32R301
- Aircraft serial
- 32R8013048
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Te Rudder
- Part time
- 6,913 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.