What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND THAT THE LAV DRAIN DOOR HINGE APPEARS TO BE CRACKED. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERIVCE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DRAIN HINGE IAW SRM 51-40-02. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- August 21, 2012
- Submitted
- September 10, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N908AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 14500897
- Aircraft time
- 19,682 hours, 16,537 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5344 · Fuselage, Door Hinge
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 12033126001
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lav Drain Door
- 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.