What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE BASE VISIT FOUND THE CARGO DOOR SILL PLATE CORRODED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CARGO DOOR SILL PLATE IAW SRM 51-40-02. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- October 20, 2010
- Submitted
- October 28, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N840AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135KL
- Aircraft serial
- 145656
- Aircraft time
- 19,338 hours, 16,174 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Sill
- Part number
- 14525480603
- 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.