What was found
DURING INSPECTION, RUDDER II DEFLECTION TOOL NUT PLATE WAS MISSING AND A RIVET HOLE WAS ELONGATES IN THE SKIN OF THE RUDDER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE DAMAGED SECTION OF THE RUDDER SKIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH ETD 2012-145-009625.
- Difficulty date
- July 5, 2012
- Submitted
- July 19, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N289SK
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145463
- Aircraft time
- 25,809 hours, 21,320 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn AE3007A
- Engine time
- 26,341 hours, 20,940 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rudder
- Component
- Rudder · Emb
- Component part number
- 12063185017
- 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.