What was found
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND CRACK ON RUDDER APPROX .75 INCH AT LOWER LT EDGE, 29 INCHES AFT OF FWD EDGE. REPAIRED PER ARA 16712.
- Difficulty date
- March 25, 2000
- Submitted
- April 12, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N984Z
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47412
- Aircraft time
- 71,673 hours, 81,088 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.