What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C2 SKIN CRACKED LT SIDE OF RUDDER AT BASE AT ZR 61. STOPDRILLED CRACK, NDT VERIFIED STOPDRILL TERMINATES CRACK, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND BALANCED RUDDER IAW SRM 55-2-0 FIG 2 AND 51-4-6.
- Difficulty date
- July 23, 2003
- Submitted
- August 15, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N874UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46074
- Aircraft time
- 78,372 hours, 25,542 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 5644210505
- Part serial
- 28375
- 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.