What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE BASE VISIT FOUND THE LEFT ELEVATOR TIP LOWER AFT MOUNTING POINT HAS BEEN WORN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPAIRED THE TORN SKIN IAW AEA EO EM-53MR-3321. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- December 29, 2009
- Submitted
- December 31, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N615AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145087
- Aircraft time
- 24,674 hours, 24,416 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 14534370625
- Part serial
- 087
- Condition
- Torn
- Location
- Evelavtor
- Part time
- 24,674 hours, 24,416 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.