What was found
LEFT SIDE OF RUDDER AT LOWER DAMPENER ATTACH HINGE HAS COMPOSITE TEAR. PERFORMED A SMALL RE-METALLIZING REPAIR AT REPAIR SITE PER AARD 55-40-00-2.
- Difficulty date
- February 12, 2013
- Submitted
- February 14, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N499AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49737
- Aircraft time
- 67,076 hours, 34,991 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5544 · Rudder Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Torn
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.