What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE BASE VISIT FOUND RUDDER I LOWER LEFT LEADING EDGE CHAFED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPAIRED RUDDER I LOWER LEFT LEADING EDGE IAW EO EM-55MR-343. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- January 20, 2011
- Submitted
- January 21, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N733KR
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145368
- Aircraft time
- 22,703 hours, 20,160 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5544 · Rudder Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Structure
- Part number
- 12020808509
- Part serial
- 145368
- Condition
- Chafed
- Location
- Rudder
- 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.