What was found
CRACK ON TRAILING RUDDER LT UPPER SIDE (RIB 28) THIRD FROM THE TOP. REPLACED TRAILING RUDDER. CHECK FLIGHT GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 29, 2010
- Submitted
- October 4, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N404QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4046
- Aircraft time
- 23,093 hours, 23,872 cycles
- Engine
- Pwc PW150A
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder
- Component
- Rudder
- Component part number
- 85547002003
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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