What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND THE CARGO DOOR CENTER SILL CORRODED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CARGO DOOR CENTER SILL IAW EMB SRM 51-40-02. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 5, 2012
- Submitted
- December 3, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N939AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 14500923
- Aircraft time
- 19,526 hours, 16,496 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Sill
- 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.