What was found
WHILE REPAIRING RUDDER DUE TO WIND DAMAGE, FOUND RUDDER TORQUE TUBE, PN 5133011-9 TO BE BADLY CORRODED. REPLACED WITH NEW.
- Difficulty date
- November 9, 2015
- Submitted
- November 9, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N44KF
- Make and model
- Cessna 421B
- Aircraft serial
- 421B0598
- Aircraft time
- 7,396 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- 51330119
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 7,396 hours
- 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.