What was found
AFTER HAVING BEEN ALERTED TO THE POSSIBILITY BY PUBLISHED REPORTS, INSPECTED LOWER RUDDER PIVOT BEARING SUPPORT PLATE AND FOUND IT TO HAVE BEEN INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN. RECORDS INDICATE THIS IS THE ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLATION.
- Difficulty date
- May 26, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N81RD
- Make and model
- Cessna 421C
- Aircraft serial
- 421C0291
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Bearing Plate
- Part number
- 51310104
- Condition
- Misinstalled
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 3,100 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.