What was found
(CAN) RUDDER ASSEMBLY IS ATTACHED TO VERTICAL FIN BY 3 POINTS TOP, MIDDLE AND BOTTOM. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE MIDDLE BEARING HAD PARTED FROM THE RUDDER AND THAT THE BOTTOM BEARING SHOWED SIGNS OF WEAR.
- Difficulty date
- February 13, 2013
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Airtrc AT802
- Aircraft time
- 1,117 hours
- Engine
- Pwc PT6A67AG
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB5MA3
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- MS141044
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 1,116 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.