Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Emb EMB135BJ

Difficulty date
August 8, 2014
Submitted
August 12, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N661EC
Make and model
Emb EMB135BJ
Aircraft serial
14501001
Aircraft time
2,629 hours, 1,142 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Part number
12007254007
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rudder
Part time
2,629 hours, 1,142 cycles
Component
Rudder · Emb
Component part number
12061385019
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.

What was found

RUDDER FRONT SPAR HINGE BRACKET FOR UPPER PUSH-PULL ROD IS CRACKED APPROX. 2.5". CRACK WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE L8 INSPECTION. SUSPECT THAT THE DAMAGE OCCURRED FROM THE WIND PUSHING THE RUDDER TO THE RT, AGAINST THE RT STOP, REPEATEDLY WITH THE GUST LOCK OFF.

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