Service difficulty report · Gusset · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
February 9, 2017
Submitted
February 9, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602CZ
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000171
Aircraft time
26,352 hours, 15,315 cycles
Part
Gusset
Part number
17069277003
Condition
Gouged
Location
R1 Door
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

EO E175-52MR-003 WAS ISSUED TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS TO ACCOMPLISH THE PERMANENT REPAIR OF GOUGE DAMAGE TO THE R1 DOOR INTERNAL GUSSET PLATE, WHICH WAS DISCOVERED AT A BASIC CHECK. THE ORIGINAL APPROXIMATE GOUGE DIMENSIONS WERE 0.8 INCH X 0.3 INCH TO A MAXIMUM DEPTH OF 0.027 INCH DEEP. REQUESTED AND RECEIVED RELIEF IN THE FORM OF ETD2015-170-017374B TO BLEND OUT THE DAMAGE AND INSTALL A REPAIR DOUBLER. AT THE FOLLOWING BASIC CHECK AT EAMS, INSPECTION FOUND A CHAFE MARK ON THE REPAIR DOUBLER IN THE SAME POSITION AS THE ORIGINAL DAMAGE. THIS EO IS BEING ISSUED TO REACCOMPLISH THE DOUBLER REPAIR ON THE R1 DOOR INTERNAL GUSSET PLATE. BECAUSE THE R1 DOOR IS A PSE AND FCS, ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THIS EO HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR DUE TO STRENGTH RESTORATION. FOLLOW UP INSPECTIONS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED ON EO E175-52MR-003.1 IN ACCORDANCE WITH DER FORM ATTACHED.

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