Service difficulty report · Fitting · Emb EMB145

Difficulty date
November 24, 2003
Submitted
November 25, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27962
Make and model
Emb EMB145
Aircraft serial
145110
Aircraft time
11,519 hours, 8,464 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
14504980602
Condition
Damaged
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.

What was found

TYS AFTER REAMING THE RT VERTICAL STAB SPHERICAL BEARING CASTING, THE HORIZ STAB FAIL THE DIHEDRAL CHECK. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RT VERTICAL HINGE FITTING IAW EC 5510-01067 C/W BACKLASH CHECK IAW EMB 145 AMM27-40-00; C/W INCIDENCE AND DIHEDRAL CHECKS IAW EMB 145-AMM 51-50-01; ALSO C/W A TEST FLIGHT TO ASSURE ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE IN A SAFE MANNER. ALL WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND WILL BE RELEASED UPON COMPLETION OF ALL WORK.

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