Service difficulty report · Clevis Bolt · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
June 2, 2013
Submitted
June 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N177GC
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft serial
241
Aircraft time
57,072 hours, 114,664 cycles
Part
Clevis Bolt
Part number
C6FM11811
Condition
Failed
Location
Rudder Tab
Part time
542 hours, 800 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOTS FELT AN AGGRESSIVE FLUTTER COMING FROM RUDDER. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED THE ACFT AND DETERMINED THE RUDDER GEAR TAB HAD FAILED DUE TO A BROKEN CLEVIS BOLT. NOTICED THAT TO RIG THE RUDDER GEAR TAB, HAD TO POSITION ROD END DIFFERENT TO WHAT IT HAD BEEN TO PLACE THE BOLT IN THE VERTICAL POSITION AS DESCRIBED IN THE MM 27-26-00. 1A (2). REPLACED FAILED PART AND RIGGED GEAR TAB IAW AMM 27-26-00. ACFT TEST FLOWN SATIFACTORY AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.