Service difficulty report · Shear Plate · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
February 23, 2012
Submitted
April 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145871
Aircraft time
14,639 hours, 16,894 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
25,370 hours, 22,050 cycles
Part
Shear Plate
Part number
14525175001
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 HEAVY MAINTENANCE, THE SHEAR PLATE AT FRAME 65 WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE FASTENERS AND CUT AWAY THE CORRODED SECTION OF L-SHAPE, DRILLED, DEBURRED AND ALODINED NEW REPLACEMENT SECTION OF L-SHAPE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 51-20-03 AND SRM 51-21-04. INSTALLED SHEAR CLIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH ETD 2012-145-002485.

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