What was found
IAH - DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE LEFT WING SPOILER CENTER ATTACH BUSHING WAS FOUND TO BE RUSTY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFFECTED BUSHING, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- March 20, 2001
- Submitted
- March 23, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14942
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145ER
- Aircraft serial
- 145037
- Aircraft time
- 7,455 hours, 5,646 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5755 · Spoilers
- Part
- Bushing
- Part number
- PE640424601605
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Spoiler
- 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.