What was found
DURING A C CHECK, FOUND A CRACK ON THE LEFT TRAILING EDGE FLANGE OF THE VERTICAL STAB ABOVE THE PCU ACTUATORS. MAINNTENANCE INSTALLED A REPAIR TO THE AREA IAW EC/TC ETD2018-145-019454.
- Difficulty date
- March 9, 2018
- Submitted
- March 10, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N15574
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145639
- Aircraft time
- 37,419 hours, 29,428 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- 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.