What was found
Top forward rudder skin has a crack. Repaired rudder skin.
- Difficulty date
- March 7, 2003
- Submitted
- March 11, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N989HA
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8201
- Aircraft serial
- 427
- Aircraft time
- 18,005 hours, 20,935 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Rudder
- Part number
- 85540001005
- Part serial
- SSA0094
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail
- Part time
- 17,510 hours, 20,935 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.