Service difficulty report · Nut · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 9, 2014
Submitted
April 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N843HK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145822
Aircraft time
24,664 hours, 22,668 cycles
Part
Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Elevator Tq Tube
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ROTATE WITH TRIM IN NORMAL POSITION. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND 4 NUTS NOT MEETING TORQUE VALUES ON REAR ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE, REPLACED NUTS AND PROPERLY TORQUED NEW NUTS. MAINTENANCE ALSO FOUND 2 BONDING STRAPS BROKEN ON REAR ELEVATOR BELLCRANK, REPLACED BONDING STRAPS. PERFORMED OPS CHECK AND OPS CHECK GOOD.

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