Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 13, 2021
Submitted
January 29, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500897
Aircraft time
37,851 hours, 32,956 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rudder Fwd Spar
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.

What was found

RUDDER II FWD SPAR SKIN APPEARS TO HAVE A CRACK PROTRUDING FROM A HIGH LOCK FOR THE MIDDLE LOWER ATTACH POINT. VIEWED THREW ACCESS PANEL 327 BL. C/A: R & R RUDDER, IAW AMM 27-20-02, REF NON-ROUTINES E839469, E839910 AND E839976 FOR GAP CHECKS, FCF AND BACKLASHES. OPERATIONS AND DEFLECTION CHECKS GOOD.

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