What was found
DURING LEASE RETURN INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND ALL ELEVATOR SPRING TAB ROD ENDS CORRODED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ALL ELEVATOR SPRING TAB ROD ENDS.
- Difficulty date
- February 17, 2012
- Submitted
- March 2, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N803HK
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145EP
- Aircraft serial
- 145077
- Aircraft time
- 31,118 hours, 28,895 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2731 · Elevator Tab Control System
- Part
- Rod End
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Elevator Tab
- 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.