Service difficulty report · Beam · Emb EMB145

Difficulty date
February 15, 2002
Submitted
April 22, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145
Aircraft serial
145069
Part
Beam
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

ABI - DURING AN IMBV INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT OMEGA BEAM AT FRAME 20 WHICH EXCEEDED SRM LIMITS. COMPLETELY REMOVED CORROSION BY CUT OUT. FABRICATED .050 INCH, A DOUBLER ANGLE 18 INCH BY 3.75 INCH AND FILLER 12.1125 INCH BY 3.5 INCH BY 1.125 INCH, A 6.5 INCH BY 1.125 INCH PLATE .125 INCH THICK, AND TWO SHIMS 5.5 INCH BY 1.125 INCH .090 INCH THICK. WORK DONE IAW EMB 145 (SRM 145/1142 CHAPTER 53 REV 17, 53-21-10, PARA 2 AND STANDARD SRM PRACTICES. (M)

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