What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE BASE INSPECTION, FOUND THE CARGO DOOR SILL HAS CORROSION AND IS CHAFED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CARGO DOOR SILL IAW EMB SRM 51-40-02. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- June 4, 2012
- Submitted
- June 6, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N636AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145160
- Aircraft time
- 29,973 hours, 27,728 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.