What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND CARGO DOOR SILL WITH SEVERAL SPOTS OF CORROSION. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CARGO DOOR SILL IAW SRM 51-40-02. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- October 31, 2011
- Submitted
- November 8, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N685AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 14500836
- Aircraft time
- 18,948 hours, 16,317 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Sill
- Part number
- 14525480603
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Cargo Doorway
- 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.