Service difficulty report · Bolt · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 12, 2017
Submitted
April 13, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16561
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145610
Aircraft time
33,473 hours, 26,423 cycles
Part
Bolt
Part number
AN313A
Condition
Broken
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

TAM- THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE MAIN CABIN DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE OUT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO IAH WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE AFT EXTERNAL HANDLE CAM TO HAVE A BROKEN BOLT AND BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT. MAINTENANCE REALIGNED THE CAM AND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFFECTED BOLT. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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