Service difficulty report · Angle · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
October 15, 2019
Submitted
October 24, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14117
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145674
Aircraft time
43,528 hours, 26,994 cycles
Part
Angle
Condition
Corroded
Location
Cargo Doorway
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

AFT CARGO DOOR CUT OUT FWD LATERAL "L" SHAPE AT FRAME 65 HAS CORROSION- REMOVED "Z" ANGLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO FR 65, REMOVED DAMAGED AREA ON FRAME. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS FOR FRAME 65, STARTED INSTALLATION. UPON FUTHER INSPECTION FOUND SHEAR CLIP AT FR 65 TO BE CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION AND FABRICATED REPAIR PART, STARTED INSTALLING SHEAR CLIP. INSTALLED SHEAR CLIP AT FR 65. 4 EACH NUTPLATES REQUIRE INSTALL. BEGAN INSTALLING "Z" ANGLE ALL RIVETS THROUGH SKIN INSTALLED. INSTALLED FASTENERS IN LOWER SPLICE OF FR 65, DRILLED HOLES FOR ADDITIONAL FASTENERS OF THE UPPER REPAIR SPLICE. INSTALLED HI-LOKS IN LOWER "Z" ANGLE. INSTALLED FWD CARGO DOOR TRACK & REMAINING NUTPLATES.

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