What was found
WHILE VISUALLY INSPECTING THE RUDDER SUPPORT ASSY DURING A 150-HOUR INSPECTION, TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE RUDDER TORQUE TUBE LOWER SUPPORT WEB. THE CRACKS WERE DEVELOPED AS A RESULT OF PART STRESS DURING MANUFACTURE.
- Difficulty date
- May 1, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N58HT
- Make and model
- Rkwell NA26565
- Aircraft serial
- 46570
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Support Web
- Part number
- 265313461013
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rud Torq Tube
- Part time
- 5,980 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.