Service difficulty report · Sill · Emb EMB145

Difficulty date
December 29, 2001
Submitted
January 14, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13964
Make and model
Emb EMB145
Aircraft serial
145123
Part
Sill
Part number
14521725615
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Part time
7,209 hours, 5,176 cycles
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

IAH- DURING C-CHECK IT WAS NOTED THAT THE GALLEY AREA HAS NUMEROUS AREAS OF CORROSION ON UPPER SURFACES OF FLOORBEAMS FROM FRAME 15 TO FRAME 23. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT FLOOR SILL FROM FRAME 19 TO FRAME 20 AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE, WHEN RELEASED FROM C-CHECK.

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