Service difficulty report · Fitting · Emb ERJ170200SU

Difficulty date
October 31, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200SU
Aircraft time
4,733 hours
Engine
Ge CF348E5A1
Part
Fitting
Part number
17063073405
Condition
Broken
Location
Rudder
Part time
6,515 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) ON PUSHBACK, RECEIVED FLIGHT CONTROL- NO DISPATCH MESSAGE. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE RUDDER UPPER FTG LUG BROKEN. RUDDER PCU ACTUATOR WAS INSTALLED 2007-05-17. CAUSE WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING SLIDING BUSHING, P/N 170-62218-003, IPC 27-21-05 FIG.01 ITEM 170. THE ITEM WAS FOUND GREASED BUT NOT WORN IN A NEARBY CAVITY OF THE RUDDER. THIS IS CONFIRMED BY A CUT/SLICED COTTER PIN THAT IS STILL IN THE BOLT, WHICH WAS PULLED THROUGH THE LOWER LUG, AND CAUSED DAMAGE ON THE FLANGED BUSHING IN THE LOWER LUG, BUT NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE INSIDE OF THE SLIDING BUSHING. THE BUSHING WHEN CORRECTLY INSTALLED, SITS INSIDE THE FLANGED BUSHING, AND PREVENTS SIDE LOADS FROM BEING APPLIED ON THE LUGS WHEN THE ATTACH BOLT IS TORQUED.