What was found
WHEN INSPECTING THE AILERON CABLES INSPECTOR FOUND THAT THE SPACER (BELOW) USED HAD GAP IN IT CAUSING THE BOLT TO WOBBLE IN THE HOLE AND THE BELLCRANK TO DEFLECT. LOOKS LIKE THE SPACER USED MIGHT BE THE WRONG ONE.
- Difficulty date
- September 20, 2017
- Submitted
- September 20, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N14923
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145318
- Aircraft time
- 40,155 hours, 31,333 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2710 · Aileron Control System
- Part
- Spacer
- Part number
- 14525880001
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Aileron
- 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.