What was found
(CAN) DURING THE ANNUAL INSPECTION, BOTH RUDDER HINGE BRACKETS WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED. RUDDER WAS REMOVED AND REINSTALLED AFTER REPAIRS. PN 0531018-1 AND 0531018-2 WERE REPLACED WITH NEW IAW THE MM. (TC NR 20070419005)
- Difficulty date
- April 12, 2007
- Submitted
- August 3, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 172D
- Aircraft time
- 3,612 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A1A
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC2YK1
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Bracket
- Part number
- 05310181
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 3,717 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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