Service difficulty report · Support Beam · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
September 30, 2007
Submitted
October 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N854AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145743
Aircraft time
10,767 hours, 8,945 cycles
Part
Support Beam
Part number
14515201001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fwd Fuselage
Part time
145,743 hours, 8,945 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON APPROACH, PASSING THROUGH 210 KTS A HEAVY VIBRATION STARTED THROUGH CONTROL COLUMN. WITH AUTO PILOT ENGAGED, AFTER SLOWING IT WAS NOT AS INTENSIVE. BUT STILL PREVALENT, MEL 2201 APPLIED. REPAIRED CRACKED SUPPORT BEAM FOR AHRS MOUNTS IAW EO EM-53MR-840. AUTOPILOT OPS CHECKS GOOD. FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. MEL ITEM RESTORED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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