Service difficulty report · Service Panel · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
April 19, 2022
Submitted
April 27, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N252JX
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145276
Aircraft time
34,692 hours, 31,575 cycles
Part
Service Panel
Part number
14531647401
Condition
Bent
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P, O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CREW FELT A SUDDEN YAW LEFT MOTION AT CRUISE FL310. THE AMOUNT OF DRAG WAS TOO MUCH TO MAINTAIN CRUISE SPEED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ELECTED TO DIVERT TO LAX. UPON INSPECTION AFTER LANDING PANEL 414CB HAD SEPARATED HALFWAY CAUSING THE DRAG AND YAWING. PANEL WAS REMOVED PER THE JSX CDL AND SPEED TAPE APPLIED. PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED FOR PANEL REPLACEMENT.

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