What was found
LEFT ELEVATOR LOWER EXTERNAL SKIN HAS A DENT, AFT AND OTBD OF 335BB. PERFORMED DRILL OUT AND RECONTOURED DENTED AREA, INSTALLED BLIND RIVET IAW ETD2026-145-014792 REV A AND EO1-55-26-0421.
- Difficulty date
- August 22, 2026
- Submitted
- September 23, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N640AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145183
- Aircraft time
- 56,059 hours, 54,043 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Dented
- Location
- Zone 300
- 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.