What was found
FORE RUDDER HAS CHAFFED STRUCTURE BELOW THE TOP HINGE FITTING. SHEET METAL ACCESS AND REPAIR. OLD STRAP REMOVED AND NEW STRAP INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- August 16, 2017
- Submitted
- September 13, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N857CA
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8311
- Aircraft serial
- 531
- Aircraft time
- 37,071 hours, 40,824 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5544 · Rudder Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Strap
- Condition
- Chafed
- 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.