What was found
DURING HEAVY CHECK INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT ELEVATOR POSITION SENSOR HARDWARE HAS CORRODED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT ELEVATOR POSITION SENSOR HARDWARE.
- Difficulty date
- December 25, 2011
- Submitted
- January 10, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N847HK
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145857
- Aircraft time
- 30,316 hours, 28,655 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Fastener
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Elevator
- 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.