What was found
SHV - DURING C CHECK, THE RIGHT ELEVATOR WAS FOUND TO HAVE LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE WITH PITTING. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED A DOUBLER REPAIR IAW EC 5530-01096. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- March 17, 2006
- Submitted
- March 17, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N12564
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145618
- Aircraft time
- 8,561 hours, 6,760 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 14527274006
- Condition
- Lightning Strike
- Location
- Rt Elevator
- 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.