Service difficulty report · Yoke · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
June 16, 2021
Submitted
June 22, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31131
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145705
Aircraft time
44,463 hours, 27,546 cycles
Part
Yoke
Condition
Cracked
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

LH AND RH PYLON YOKES I AND II UPPER FLANGE HOLES (X1 EACH SIDES) FOUND WITH CRACK AFTER NDI INSP. LH AND RH PYLON YOKES UPPER FLANGE HOLES (2X) OPENED AT FIRST REWORK DIAMETER (0.3281). AFTER NDT INSPECTION, DAMAGE IS STILL PRESENT AT LH AND RH PYLON YOKES UPPER FLANGE HOLES. AREA REWORKED AT SECOND PERMISSIBLE DIAMETER (0.420). BUSHINGS LOCALLY FABRICATED. 2 BUSHINGS FLUSH-PYLON. REPAIR BUSHINGS (4X) INSTALLED.

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