What was found
LOWER LEFT OF RUDDER LEADING EDGE WAS FOUND TO BE SCRATCHED. REMOVED PAINT AND FOUND A CRACK IN LEADING EDGE SKIN. CRACK WAS BEYOND LIMITS AND THE LOWER LEADING EDGE SKIN WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- July 28, 2018
- Submitted
- August 9, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N248SF
- Make and model
- Cessna 560XL
- Aircraft serial
- 5605265
- Aircraft time
- 7,416 hours, 6,050 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder
- 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.