What was found
(CAN) DURING VERTICLE STAB. DE-ICE BOOT REPLACEMENT, IT WAS NOTED THAT THREE OF THE SIX JO-BOLT FASTENERS THAT ATTACH THE UPPER RUDDER HINGE BRACKET TO THE SPAR WERE LOOSE.THESE FASTENERS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW.
- Difficulty date
- September 25, 2003
- Submitted
- November 3, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Beech 100BEECH
- Aircraft time
- 13,971 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A28
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge
- Part number
- 11564000035
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 14,388 hours, 15,663 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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