Service difficulty report · Limiter · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
April 2, 2006
Submitted
April 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826HK
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145016
Aircraft time
15,236 hours, 13,874 cycles
Part
Limiter
Part number
14523597001
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Elevator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
B, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLY 5553 - STL - ON ROTATION, CREW HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PITCH AXIS OF THE AIRCRAFT WANTED TO OVER ROTATE. TRIM APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. UPON INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT ELEVATOR SPRING TAB CONTROL ROD UPPER FAIRING TO BE BROKEN AND THE ELEVATOR HINGE POINT CUT-OUTS TO BE DAMAGED. ALSO, FOUND THE RT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE LIMITER TO BE CRACKED. LT ELEVATOR ALSO HAD DAMAGE AT THE HINGE POINT CUT-OUTS. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED DAMAGE AND REPLACED THE TORQUE LIMITER.

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