What was found
DURING HEAVY CHECK MAINTENANCE FOUND CRACK ON LEFT ELEVATOR INBOARD HINGE CUTOUT INBOARD NOSE RIB. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE RIB WITH P/N 145-30264-601 IAW SRM 51-20-03 AND 51-40-02.
- Difficulty date
- September 30, 2018
- Submitted
- October 24, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N640AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145183
- Aircraft time
- 43,114 hours, 39,311 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5521 · Elevator, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- 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.