What was found
MULTIPLE CRACKS ON THE BASE OF RUDDER HINGE CASTING WHERE IT ATTACHES TO VERTICAL FIN. NORMAL TORQUE ON REMOVAL. INSPECTION REQUIREMENT FOR CASTINGS IS 12,000 HOURS.
- Difficulty date
- July 17, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N478JA
- Make and model
- Beech C90A
- Aircraft serial
- LJ1163
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge Casting
- Part number
- 1155240599
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 4,846 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.