- Difficulty date
- February 1, 2006
- Submitted
- February 14, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46124
- Aircraft time
- 83,105 hours, 30,019 cycles
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 83,105 hours, 30,019 cycles
- 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.
What was found
RUDDER L/E FORMER CRACKED 0.500" STA ZV 295.000 CANT. PERFORMED STOP HOLE AND FABRICATED ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 55-2-0 PG 7-8. HEAT TREATED IAW SRM 51-1-1 PG 1-13-17. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 55-2-0 PG 7-8, SRM 51-1-21. REFER TO NR 044630 FOR BALANCING.