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B767 captain is informed by maintenance after a demonstration flight for a prospective buyer that part of the rudder is missing. No problems were noted by the crew during the flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1140877 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201312 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Route In Use | Vectors Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Rudder |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 11000 Flight Crew Type 1100 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
This flight was a demonstration flight under part 91; the aircraft was signed of by maintenance; preflight was performed and the airplane was found safe to fly; the flight was completed without any abnormalities and successfully. The maintenance base found after the flight that part of the rudder was missing; would we have any indications during the flight of such failure we would declare an emergency and return to the airport as soon as possible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 Captain is informed by Maintenance after a demonstration flight for a prospective buyer that part of the rudder is missing. No problems were noted by the crew during the flight.
Narrative: This flight was a demonstration flight under Part 91; the aircraft was signed of by Maintenance; preflight was performed and the airplane was found safe to fly; the flight was completed without any abnormalities and successfully. The Maintenance Base found after the flight that part of the rudder was missing; would we have any indications during the flight of such failure we would declare an emergency and return to the airport as soon as possible.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.