Service difficulty report · Rivet · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
December 1, 2007
Submitted
December 3, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N11121
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145683
Aircraft time
14,080 hours, 7,469 cycles
Part
Rivet
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.

What was found

TYS - DURING A CURRENT 3C INSPECTION THE RIGHT AFT FUSELAGE AT FR 76 WAS FOUND WITH SOME CRACKED RIVETS ON THE CONTOUR FLANGE OF THE VERTICAL STAB. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT AFT FUSELAGE CONTOUR FLANGE DRAG ANGLE AT FR 76. ALL WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW EMB 145 XR SRM 51-46-02, 51-20-03 AND CPM 51-21-07. AIRCRAFT WILL BE RELEASED AT THE END OF THE CHECK.

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