What was found
VERT.STAB., AFT SPAR3, L/H PROFILE CRACKED ABOVE RUDDER 1 TOP CENTER HINGE FITTING.-C/A-VERT.STAB., AFT SPAR 3, L/H PROFILE ABOVE RUDDER 1 TOP CENTER HINGE FITTING REPAIRED AS PER ETD 2020-145-013336.
- Difficulty date
- March 31, 2020
- Submitted
- April 14, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N857AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135KL
- Aircraft serial
- 145752
- Aircraft time
- 31,937 hours, 28,723 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5534 · Vertical Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Profile
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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