What was found
DURING AN IMBV INSPECTION, THE DIGITAL WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED BEYOND SRM LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF THE FORWARD DIGITAL BY CUT OUT. FABRICATED A REPLACEMENT STRAP AND TWO DOUBLERS, SHIMS. REPAIR DONE IAW SRM.
- Difficulty date
- September 30, 2002
- Submitted
- November 5, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N629AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145130
- Engine
- Allsn AE3007C
- System (JASC)
- 5315 · Fuselage Main, Floor Beam
- Part
- Floorbeam
- 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.