What was found
DURING A CPCP INSPECTION, THE SILL OF THE FORWARD SERVICE DOOR FOUND SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SILL IAW SRM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 21, 2004
- Submitted
- December 20, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N640AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145183
- Engine
- Allsn AE3007A
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Sill
- Part number
- 14521725613
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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