What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C2 LOWER RUDDER MEMBRANE IS CRACKED BETWEEN ZR 54.2 AND ZR 61.156, VERTICAL MEMBRANE APPROX 12 INCHES AFT AF L/E. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND REPLACED WEB/MEMBRANE IAW DWG 5655074, AND SRM 51-1-21.
- Difficulty date
- October 17, 2001
- Submitted
- October 29, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N718UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 46018
- Aircraft time
- 68,094 hours, 45,077 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Web
- Part number
- 565507423
- 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.