What was found
INCOMING RUDDER HAS A 2" CRACK UPPERMOST T/E WEDGE. CUTOUT DAMAGED SECTION 10" FABRICATED LOCATED DRILLED & INSTALLED T/E SECTION. CUSTOMER FURNISHED & SPLICE IAW SRM 53-03, FIG 6, P205. REQUIRED INSPECTION COMPLETED.
- Difficulty date
- January 22, 2011
- Submitted
- January 25, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N764NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 47717
- Aircraft time
- 77,185 hours, 77,042 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Wedge
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder
- 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.