What was found
DURING INSPECTION, THE RIGHT WING LOWER SURFACE MOST INBOARD FLAP TORQUE BOX WAS FOUND TO HAVE TWO FASTENER HOLES ELONGATED. THE HOLES WERE REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ETD 2013-145-005216A.
- Difficulty date
- March 24, 2013
- Submitted
- April 3, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N579RP
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 14500871
- Aircraft time
- 18,953 hours, 16,519 cycles
- Engine
- Rroyce AE3007A1P
- Engine time
- 26,788 hours, 22,672 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Torque Box
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Te Flap
- 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.