What was found
DURING C-CHECK THE VERTICAL STABILIZER RT AFT T/E LOWER SKIN STIFFENER WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A DOUBLER REPAIR IAW EC5530-01283. THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- July 11, 2014
- Submitted
- July 12, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14974
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145161
- Aircraft time
- 36,231 hours, 27,410 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Stiffener
- Part number
- 14520818007
- 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.