What was found
DURING INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE MAIN PASSENGER DOOR STRUCTURE DOOR OPENING HANDLE BACK CASTING. THE PASSENGER DOOR STRUCTURE DOOR OPENING HANDLE BACK CASTING WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- April 24, 2011
- Submitted
- May 5, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N562RP
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145451
- Aircraft time
- 22,198 hours, 17,737 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn AE3007A
- Engine time
- 22,928 hours, 16,250 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Casting
- Part number
- 12026545003
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Pax 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.