What was found
RUDDER 2 UPPER HINGE FITTING HAS CORRODED HAT BUSHINGS, FOUND BORE DAMAGED. INSTALLED NEW RUDDER 2 UPPER HINGE FITTING ASSEMBLY IAW SRM 55-40-02 & ETN EM-55-070. REPLACED BOTH SLEEVE BUSHINGS & BOLT WITH NEW IAW IPC 27-21-02.
- Difficulty date
- December 13, 2014
- Submitted
- December 31, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N665BC
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145783
- Aircraft time
- 27,946 hours, 23,818 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5544 · Rudder Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Bushing
- Part number
- 13516843601
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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.