What was found
RUDDER INTERNAL STRUCTURE STIFFENER CRACKED 1.500 INCH STA ZR 162.000. REMOVED CRACKED STIFFENER IAW SRM 51-1-21. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW STIFFENER IAW SRM 51-1-21.
- Difficulty date
- May 9, 2008
- Submitted
- May 29, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N807DH
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 45990
- Aircraft time
- 91,019 hours, 28,448 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Stiffener
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 91,019 hours, 28,448 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.