Service difficulty report · Yoke · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 21, 2009
Submitted
April 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N21537
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145523
Aircraft time
18,034 hours, 13,895 cycles
Part
Yoke
Part number
14529426002
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Nacelle
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 C-CHECK THE NR 1 ENGINE FWD LOWER YOKE WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE FWD ATTACH POINT. A DYE PEN TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW EMB NDT PTO 1 AND PTO 2 AND THE CRACK WAS CONFIRMED. THE NR 1 ENG FWD LOWER YOKE INNER PIECE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW EMB 145 SRM 51-40-02 & EC 5450-01020.

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