What was found
DURING C-CHECK THE VERTICAL STAB DOUBLER BETWEEN FRAMES 80-81 AND STRINGERS 1L-1R WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. MX R & R THE DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-40-02. THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 7, 2012
- Submitted
- November 8, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14938
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145ER
- Aircraft serial
- 145029
- Aircraft time
- 29,662 hours, 29,022 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Doubler
- Part number
- 12019720001
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- 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.