What was found
FOUND TRAILING RUDDER UPPER HINGE BROKEN. ACFT CURRENTLY DOWN FOR REPAIRS.
- Difficulty date
- April 3, 2015
- Submitted
- April 3, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N426QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4154
- Aircraft time
- 19,576 hours, 20,968 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Broken
- 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.