What was found
RUDDER II UPPER HINGE FITTING, UPPER FLANGE BUSHING HOLE BEYOND LIMITS. INSTALLED NEW RUDDER II UPPER HINGE FITTING IAW SRM 55-40-02 & ETN EM-55-070.
- Difficulty date
- January 8, 2015
- Submitted
- March 5, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N843AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135KL
- Aircraft serial
- 145680
- Aircraft time
- 29,213 hours, 25,467 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- 13516843601
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.