What was found
LEFT ELEVATOR LOWER SURFACE HAS LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE, MELTED METAL AT THE OUTBD AFT CORNER. PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR OH LT ELEVATOR LOWER SURFACE AT THE OTBD AFT CORNER IAW ETD2026-145-009716, REV A AND EO1-55-26-0276.
- Difficulty date
- May 31, 2026
- Submitted
- July 6, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N923AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 14500907
- Aircraft time
- 46,566 hours, 42,365 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Zone 300 Elev
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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