Service difficulty report · Rod · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
May 14, 2010
Submitted
May 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N378SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145593
Aircraft time
22,496 hours, 16,494 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
19,357 hours, 16,612 cycles
Part
Rod
Part number
14571121403
Condition
Worn
Location
Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB THE CREW REPORTED A LOUD VIBRATION HEARD THROUGHOUT THE AIRCRAFT AFTER RETRACTING THE FLAPS AND RETURNED TO FIELD WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INITIALLY FOUND A LOOSE SEAM ON THE LEFT RAM AIR INLET AND REPLACED THE LEFT RAM AIR VALVE ASSEMBLY. THE CHECK FLIGHT THAT FOLLOWED FAILED TO CONTINUED VIBRATION. MAINTENANCE THEN PERFORMED A ZERO RIG FLAP RIG AND REPLACED 3 MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR RODS WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS REPORTED DURING TEST FLIGHT.

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