What was found
DURING RECEIVING INSPECTION FLAT NUT IS TESTED ON HOUSING. WILL SPIN FREELY ON BUT THEN LOCKS UP 50 TO 80 PER CENT FAIL RATE.
- Difficulty date
- May 9, 2001
- Submitted
- July 9, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145
- System (JASC)
- 2700 · Flight Control System
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- KSC270720V
- Part serial
- KC1231
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Hinge Bearing
- 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.