Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
July 9, 2019
Submitted
July 20, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16151
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145758
Aircraft time
41,012 hours, 25,509 cycles
Part
Door Frame
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

CARGO DOOR CUT OUT HAS CORROSION AT FR 65 BELOW STR 16. REMOVED UPPER OPENING 'X' ANGLE, FWD (FR 65) SHEAR TIE, AND FWD CARGO DOOT TRACK. DE-RIVETED WEB ASSEMBLY FWD OF FRAME 65 TO ALLOW MOVEMENT FOR CUTTING FRAME 65. REMOVED ACCUPLEX BRACKETS / HDW. PICKED UP AND TRANSFERED HOLES ONTO NEW FR 65 SHEAR CLIP, SPLICED FR 65 AND PICKED UP HOLES ON NEW FR 65 PIECE. FABRICATED DOUBLERS FOR FR 65 SPLICE LOCATION. DRILLED, ALODINED & PRIMED. FABRICATED SHIM FOR USE BEHIND DOUBLER TO ALLOW PROPER RIG OF REPAIR COMPONENTS. BEGAN INSTALLATION OF REPAIR COMPONENTS. INSTALLED UPPER OPENING 'Z' ANGLE & RELATED BRACKETS. INSTALLED REPAIR. FILLET / EDGE SEAL STILL REQUIRES & 5 CHERRY RIVETS AT FRAME 62/UPPER 'Z' ANGLE INTERFACE. REMOVED FWD BAGGAGE DOOR MICROSWITCH TO FOM. APPLIED FILLET EDGE SEALANT & INSTALLED 5 CHERRY RIVET ON 'Z' ANGLE. INSTALLED BAGGAGE DOOR MICROSWITCH, OPS CHECK GOOD.

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