What was found
(CAN) DURING A 300 HR INSPECTION, THE BOTTOM RUDDER ATTACHMENT TOWER WAS FOUND CRACKED IN THE TWO BOTTOM CORNERS. REMOVED AND A NEW AND IMPROVED PART INSTALLED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 8, 2011
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Diamon DA20C1
- Aircraft time
- 3,600 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO240B
- Propeller
- Snsnch W69EK63
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Structure
- Part number
- 2055450700
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 4,192 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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