- Difficulty date
- April 23, 2012
- Submitted
- April 30, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N417QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4086
- Aircraft time
- 20,144 hours, 20,262 cycles
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
UPPER RUDDER PCU ROD LINKAGE FITTING AT RIB 14 OF THE FORWARD RUDDER HAS WEAR DAMAGE. SMOOTHED WEAR DAMAGE IAW SRM 51-14-00-02-04. CONFIRMED AREA CRACK FREE REF NTM 51-00-06-910-801 PT 1. DAMAGE WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 55-41-20 TEMP REV 55-002. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW SRM TEMP REV 55-002.