Service difficulty report · Gust Lock · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 10, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16951
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145063
Part
Gust Lock
Part number
14522144401
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
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

ICT - FLT 4154 - DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE PILOT REPORTED THE GUST LOCK SYSTEM WAS BROKEN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE GUST LOCK SYSTEM AND FOUND IT TO BE OUT OF RIG. FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT ELEVATORS. MAINTENANCE RIGGED THE GUST LOCK SYSTEM, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO IAH WHERE MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE DAMAGE TO THE ELEVATORS AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (X)

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