What was found
DURING INSPECTION CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE MAIN PASSENGER DOOR STRUCTURE FORWARD STEP FITTING ASSEMBLY. THE MAIN PASSENGER DOOR STRUCTURE FORWARD STEP FITTING ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- March 3, 2011
- Submitted
- March 24, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N296SK
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145514
- Aircraft time
- 20,647 hours, 17,925 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn AE3007A
- Engine time
- 15,224 hours, 13,221 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 14529978407
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Pax Door
- Component
- Door · Emb
- Component part number
- 14541017403
- 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.