What was found
TWO VERTICAL SUPPORTS CRACKED, EACH SIDE OF THE RUDDER TORQUE TUBE AREA. REPLACED THE VERTICAL SUPPORT BRACKETS, RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5.
- Difficulty date
- February 6, 2002
- Submitted
- February 25, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N906AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47072
- Aircraft time
- 54,708 hours, 55,563 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Support Fitting
- Part number
- 5913093501
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.