Service difficulty report · Bracket · Dhav DHC2MKI

Difficulty date
January 21, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC2MKI
Aircraft time
16,410 hours
Engine
Pwa R985AN14B
Propeller
Hamstd 2D30
Part
Bracket
Part number
C2CF217A
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rudder
Part time
16,281 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) ON THE TAKEOFF RUN THE PILOT HOLDING FULL RT RUDDER NOTED A LOUD SNAP AND THE RT RUDDER PEDAL MOVED FORWARD TO THE FIRE WALL. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE DOCK. ON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE RT RUDDER BRACKET HAD FAILED AT THE LOWER WELDED ATTACH AREA. IT APPEARS THAT THE WELD DID NOT FULLY PENETRATE THE TUBULAR SUB STRUCTURE AND POPPED OFF THE BRACKET ASSY. THE OPERATORS FLEET WERE INSPECTED FOR SIMILIAR DAMAGE BUT NONE WERE FOUND TO BE FAULTY.