Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Emb ERJ170200SU

Difficulty date
February 21, 2008
Submitted
May 2, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200SU
Aircraft time
2,766 hours
Engine
Ge CF348E5A1
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

(CAN) CORROSION FOUND ON FLOORBEAM LOCATED AT Y = 272.0 AND Z = -490.0 JUNCTION WITH FRAMES 16, 17, 18 AND ON FLOORBEAM LOCATED AT Y = -272.0 AND Z = -490.0 AND ON FRAME NR 14 AT Y = -337.0 AND Z = -490.0 ALSO (3) SILL PLATES CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. CORROSION WAS ALSO FOUND ON FRAME 87, 88, 89 AND 90 UNDER THE AFT RT GALLEY ATTACHMENT POINT AT FLOOR STRUCTURE. REFERENCE: PICTURE, AFT FUSELAGE, FORWARD FUSELAGE DUE TO NO ALLOWABLE REWORK LIMITS AVAILABLE IN THE SRM (STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL) , ALL AFFECTED PARTS WHERE REPLACED OR REPAIRED AS MFG INSTRUCTION. THE ROOT CAUSE SEEMS TO BE THE LACK OF FLOOR PROTECTION UNDER THE FWD AND AFT GALLEYS. (TC NR 20080222010)