What was found
FOUND 1 IN CRACK IN SPAR BEHIND TOP RUDDER HINGE, AT THE EDGE OF THE HINGE, RUNNING VERTICALLY. RUDDER HAD BEEN REMOVED, AND HINGES REMOVED TO LOOK FOR THIS CONDITION. SPAR HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- May 19, 2010
- Submitted
- January 4, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA24250
- Aircraft time
- 4,364 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O540A1A5
- Propeller
- Mcauly B3D32C417
- System (JASC)
- 5541 · Rudder, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 4,381 hours
- Component
- Rudder
- Component part number
- 2072900
- 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.