What was found
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT. FOUND MISSING RIVETS FROM THE RUDDER UPPER HINGE REINFORCEMENT BRACKET. 2 EACH RIVETS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN MISSING SINCE DATE OF MFG.
- Difficulty date
- January 3, 2003
- Submitted
- January 24, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N1072F
- Make and model
- Beech A36
- Aircraft serial
- E3002
- Engine
- Cont IO550*
- System (JASC)
- 1430 · Fasteners
- Part
- Rivet
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 791 hours
- 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.