What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE INSPECTION THE RUDDER 1 LOWER LEFT LEADING EDGE WAS FOUND TO BE CHAFED. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPAIRED RUDDER IAW EO-EM-55MR-305. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- August 26, 2009
- Submitted
- August 26, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N658AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145760
- Aircraft time
- 14,770 hours, 13,410 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 12020808509
- Part serial
- 145760
- Condition
- Chafed
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 14,770 hours, 13,410 cycles
- 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.