What was found
DURING INSPECTION, THE LOWER RUDDER RADIUS ROD FORWARD ROD END WAS FOUND LOOSE. THE THREADED PORTION OF THE PUSH ROD THREADS WERE FOUND STRIPPED AND CHAFED INTO THE ROD.
- Difficulty date
- March 11, 2001
- Submitted
- March 13, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N943HA
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 167
- Aircraft time
- 31,364 hours, 35,380 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Pushrod
- Part number
- 85500015001
- Condition
- Stripped
- 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.