What was found
TYS, DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE RIGHT ELEVATOR QUADRANT BELL CRANK WAS FOUND CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BELL CRANK IAW-EMB-145-AMM-27-31-03, OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- March 22, 2002
- Submitted
- March 22, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N13958
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145
- Aircraft serial
- 145085
- Aircraft time
- 8,770 hours, 6,176 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Bellcrank
- Part number
- 14522150401
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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