What was found
AT C-CHECK, FOUND RUDDER TORQUE TUBE SPACER CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPACER ON RUDDER TORQUE TUBE IAW DC-8 MM 27-21-3. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHIM ON TORQUE TUBE IAW DC-8 MM 27-21-3.
- Difficulty date
- March 31, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N807DH
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 45990
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Spacer
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.