Service difficulty report · Hinge · Emb ERJ190100ECJ

Difficulty date
September 29, 2014
Submitted
September 29, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Emb ERJ190100ECJ
Aircraft serial
19000167
Aircraft time
12,129 hours, 12,251 cycles
Engine
Ge CF3410E5A1
Engine time
12,249 hours, 12,304 cycles
Part
Hinge
Condition
Broken
Location
Vbv 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.

What was found

DURING I NR 1 CHECK, FOUND HINGES OF RT ENG VBV DOOR AT 8 O'CLOCK POSITION WERE BROKEN. THE DOOR WAS HUNG BY THE BENT LINKAGE. NO EVIDENCE OF IOD WAS FOUND DURING BORESCOPE INSPECTION. THIS IS THE 7TH CASE IN OUR ERJ-190 FLEET DURING 7 YEARS OPERATION. THE DEFECTED ENG SN 994330 IS POST-SB72-0211 & HAS BEEN USED ONLY FOR 3265 EH. B16825

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