What was found
LT ELEVATOR L/E SKIN HAD A TEAR/CRACK OF 9MM FOUND IN UPPER TIP SKIN AT YH=3022. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW ETD2011-145/02568.
- Difficulty date
- May 6, 2011
- Submitted
- May 13, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N13989
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145271
- Aircraft time
- 25,647 hours, 19,411 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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