What was found
BUTTERFLY NUT THAT HOLDS CRASH AXE CLAMP CLOSED IS BENT OVER 90 DEGREES. UNABLE TO STOW OR USE CRASH AXE. INSTALLED IAW STANDARD PRACTICE.
- Difficulty date
- December 26, 2013
- Submitted
- December 30, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N842AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135KL
- Aircraft serial
- 145673
- Aircraft time
- 27,713 hours, 23,364 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2560 · Emergency Equipment
- Part
- Nut
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- Crash Axe
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.