What was found
UPPER RUDDER HINGE HALF ASSEMBLIES HAVE SEVERE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION AND ARE BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- January 8, 2018
- Submitted
- January 8, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N391KK
- Make and model
- Cessna 680SOV
- Aircraft serial
- 6800074
- Aircraft time
- 2,613 hours, 1,830 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- 693105040AND6931
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 2,613 hours, 1,830 cycles
- 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.