What was found
LOWER AFT RUDDER, BOTTOM RHS AFT SECTION HAS AN APPROX 1" CRACK, MARKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER AFT RUDDER. REF AMM 27-20-01-4 INSTALLED P/N: NMC6015- 505 S/N: 48450.
- Difficulty date
- August 23, 2021
- Submitted
- August 31, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N321FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD1030F
- Aircraft serial
- 47836
- Aircraft time
- 104,762 hours, 32,732 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- NMC6015503
- Part serial
- 47836
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder
- 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.