What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE BASE VISIT FOUND FOUND VERTICAL STABILIZER HAS A LEFT UPPER TRAILING EDGE PROFILE ANGLE CRACKED AT LOWER END. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION INFORMATION IS PENDING.
- Difficulty date
- September 15, 2011
- Submitted
- September 16, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N711PH
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145235
- Aircraft time
- 25,268 hours, 22,145 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5534 · Vertical Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Angle
- Part number
- 14520818007
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- 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.