Service difficulty report · Sill · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 5, 2008
Submitted
December 10, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500902
Aircraft time
9,581 hours, 8,466 cycles
Part
Sill
Condition
Corroded
Location
Service Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING A IMBV INSPECTION A PREVIOUS REWORKED AREA ON THE SERVICE DOOR CUT OUT LOWER CENTER SILL WAS FOUND CORRODED. BLENDED THE CORRODED AREAS, CLEANED AND PERFORMED NDT INSPECTIONS. APPLIED EPOXY PRIMER TO BLENDED AREAS. FABRICATED FORWARD DOUBLER, CLEANED AND TREATED THE DOUBLER. REPAIR DONE IAW EMBRAER 145 SRM (SRM EMB-145/1142 REV 40) CHAPTER 53-21-02. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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