Service difficulty report · Screw · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
January 19, 2011
Submitted
January 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N376SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145578
Aircraft time
23,951 hours, 18,895 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
21,541 hours, 16,736 cycles
Part
Screw
Part number
NAS51732
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Emergency Exit
Component
Emergency Hatch · Emb
Component part number
14525737403
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING INSPECTION, THE LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT ON THE LEFT PASSENGER ESCAPE HATCH WAS FOUND TO BE BLOCKED. MAINTENANCE FOUND A SCREW THAT WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY AND WAS BLOCKING THE DOOR FROM OPENING. THE SCREW WAS RE-INSTALLED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT WERE GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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