What was found
PDX - FORE RUDDER CRACKED WITH PIECE MISSING AT TOP CLOSING RIB, PIECE OVERLAPPING AFT RUDDER. FABRICATED NEW RIB FROM .040 2024T3. ALODINED, PRIMED, PAINTED AND INSTALLED END CAP IAW E.A. 6-55-03.
- Difficulty date
- August 30, 2001
- Submitted
- September 4, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N401QX
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8*
- Aircraft serial
- 4031
- Aircraft time
- 1,162 hours, 1,375 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.