What was found
LT ELEVATOR TIP FAIRING UPPER NUT PLATE HOLE IS ELONGATED. CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A FILLER AND A DOUBLER. PERFORMED BALANCE CHECK OF ELEVATOR.
- Difficulty date
- September 25, 2013
- Submitted
- September 26, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16963
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 116
- Aircraft time
- 35,620 hours, 26,838 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Deformed
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Component
- Elevator
- Component part number
- 14534370619
- 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.