What was found
R/H SKIN OF FORE RUDDER HAS LARGE CRACK AT FIRST AND SECOND RIB BELOW TOP CLOSING RIB. REPLACED RUDDER.
- Difficulty date
- December 3, 2002
- Submitted
- December 6, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N969HA
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8201
- Aircraft serial
- 468
- Aircraft time
- 8,430 hours, 9,431 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Rudder
- Part number
- 85540001003
- Part serial
- SSA0132
- Condition
- Cracked
- Part time
- 8,435 hours, 9,436 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.