What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND THE RIGHT ELEVATOR UPPER AND LOWER SKINS CREASE/PUNCTURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPAIRED ELEVATOR IAW AEA EO EM-55MR-377. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- December 11, 2012
- Submitted
- December 11, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N665BC
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145783
- Aircraft time
- 22,911 hours, 19,577 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 14539965404
- Part serial
- 783
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rt Elevator
- 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.