What was found
(CAN) RUDDER NOTICED TO BE RESTING LOWER THAN NORMAL. INSPECTION FOUND THE UPPER BEARING HAD BECOME SEVERELY WORN. ALL BEARINGS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- December 3, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB3M
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Rudder Bearing
- Part number
- MS244624
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Bearing
- Part time
- 7,677 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.