What was found
WHILE PERFORMING AN INSPECTION FOUND HEAVY CORROSION ON RUDDER TORQUE TUBE. RUDDER TORQUE TUBE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 16, 2021
- Submitted
- September 21, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N601CA
- Make and model
- Stbros SD360
- Aircraft serial
- SH3623
- Aircraft time
- 36,418 hours, 47,526 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- SD3336088XB
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Zone 300
- Part time
- 36,418 hours, 47,526 cycles
- Component
- Rudder Assembly
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.