Service difficulty report · Panel · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
March 5, 2011
Submitted
March 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14105
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145649
Aircraft time
23,150 hours, 12,334 cycles
Part
Panel
Part number
14576720401
Part serial
044
Condition
Open
Location
Rt Cowling
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
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

FLIGHT 3157, AC N14105, IAH TO SLC TWO PANELS OPENED IN FLIGHT ON RT LOWER ENGINE COWLING. SLC MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED OIL SERVICE DOOR HINGE TO ALLOW CLOSURE OF DOOR WITH LATCHES/APPLIED THREE LAYERS OF SPEED TAPE TO THE DOOR PER FERRY. ALSO, APPLIED THREE LAYERS OF SPEED TAPE TO THE PUNCTURED AREA OF COWLING DOOR. AC N14105 WAS THEN FERRIED TO SHV FOR MAINTENANCE DUE TO THE RT LOWER ENGINE COWLING PANEL DAMAGE FROM TWO PANELS OPENING IN FLIGHT. SHV MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE LOWER COWLING IAW EMB-145 AMM 71-12-01. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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