Service difficulty report · Sill · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
November 7, 2011
Submitted
November 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145451
Aircraft time
23,409 hours, 18,779 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
24,137 hours, 17,289 cycles
Part
Sill
Part number
14525800016
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

DURING INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE RIGHT FLOOR SILL AT FRAME 49. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE CORROSION AT FLOOR SILL FRAME 49 RIGHT SIDE. THE REMAINING THICKNESS WAS 0.045 INCHES, WITH CORROSION LESS THEN 30 PERCENT OF ORIGINAL MATERIAL THICKNESS. NO CRACK INDICATIONS WERE FOUND. CORROSION WAS REMOVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 53-23-10. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A DYE-PENETRANT INSPECTION LEVEL 1 METHOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH NDI INTRODUCTION, WITH NO DISCREPANCIES DETECTED.

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