What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE BASE VISIT FOUND THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT DOOR SILL CORRODED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED DOOR SILL IAW SRM 51-40-02. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- October 9, 2011
- Submitted
- October 12, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N681AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 14500824
- Aircraft time
- 19,308 hours, 16,156 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.