What was found
RUDDER TORQUE TUBE IS PITTED BEYOND THE ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS
- Difficulty date
- May 18, 2017
- Submitted
- August 1, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N436QS
- Make and model
- Gulstm GIV
- Aircraft serial
- 1436
- Aircraft time
- 12,785 hours, 6,288 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- 1159SB499875
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 12,785 hours, 6,288 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.