What was found
TRAILING RUDDER APPEARS TO HAVE A CRACK ABOUT 2 INCHES IN LENGTH ABOUT 19 INCHES BELOW THE UPPER EDGE AND 9 INCHES FORWARD OF TRAILING EDGE. AIRCRAFT DOWN FOR REPAIRS.
- Difficulty date
- August 2, 2021
- Submitted
- August 2, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N404QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4046
- Aircraft time
- 46,005 hours, 48,581 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.