What was found
DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE RUDDER TORQUE TUBE WAS FOUND CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 90% OF DIAMETER. CAUSE IS BELIEVED TO BE WIND DAMAGE DUE TO CONTROL LOCKS NOT ENGAGED WHEN PARKED. RUDDER WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO CESSNA FOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- December 11, 2012
- Submitted
- December 13, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N680EV
- Make and model
- Cessna 680SOV
- Aircraft serial
- 6800087
- Aircraft time
- 1,096 hours, 681 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- 693302518
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 1,096 hours, 681 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.