What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND CARGO DOOR CUT OUT SHEAR TIE AT FRAME 65 CORRODED NEAR SILL. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPAIRED SHEAR TIE IAW EO EM-53MR-1129 PART A. 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)
- 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Part number
- 14525175601
- 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.