What was found
AFT OF REAR SPAR 3 OF VERTICAL STAB, LT PROFILE CRACKED ABOVE RUDDER UPPER AND MID HINGE FITTING. REPAIRED IAW ETD 2026-145-015973 AND EO 1-55-26-0465
- Difficulty date
- September 8, 2026
- Submitted
- September 30, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N653AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145433
- Aircraft time
- 55,096 hours, 51,827 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5534 · Vertical Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Profile
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.