What was found
DURING 100 HR INSP, BOTTOM HINGE ASSY ON RUDDER WAS FOUND CRACKED. TOP AND BOTTOM HINGE PN 0531018-1 AND 0531018-2 OF RUDDER WERE REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- September 10, 2010
- Submitted
- January 4, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 172M
- Aircraft time
- 8,049 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O320E2D
- Propeller
- Snsnch 74DM
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Bracket
- Part number
- 053101812
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 8,050 hours
- Component
- Rudder · Cessna · 053100681
- 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.