- Difficulty date
- August 14, 2006
- Submitted
- September 6, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N809DH
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46047
- Aircraft time
- 93,215 hours, 30,401 cycles
- Part
- Angle
- Part number
- 56550749
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 93,215 hours, 30,401 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
LT RUDDER BASE 2" CRACK AT STA ZR 59.000 CANT OF ANGLE. REMOVED CRACKED ANGLE IAW SRM 51-3-0. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED ANGLE IAW SRM 51-3-0, SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE). REFER TO JC EA27200004-001-D (WO 600016595) FOR FABRICATION OF ANGLE.