What was found
DURING INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE PASSENGER DOOR FORWARD AND AFT STEP SUPPORT FITTING AT THE STEP BUSHING AREAS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FORWARD AND AFT SUPPORT FITTINGS.
- Difficulty date
- July 27, 2012
- Submitted
- August 13, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N572RP
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145828
- Aircraft time
- 18,931 hours, 16,356 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn AE3007A
- Engine time
- 25,655 hours, 20,305 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Support Fitting
- Part number
- 14529978405
- 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.