What was found
TRAILING RUDDER FRONT SPAR AT LOWER MAIN HINGE HAS GOUGED. REPAIRED IAW RD 8/4-55-1221, ISSUE 2. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- February 24, 2016
- Submitted
- February 25, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N423QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4153
- Aircraft time
- 21,566 hours, 23,028 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5541 · Rudder, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Gouged
- 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.