What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND THE CARGO DOOR SILL CORRODED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INSTALLED NEW CARGO DOOR SILL IAW SRM 51-40-02. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- February 18, 2013
- Submitted
- April 11, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N849AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135KL
- Aircraft serial
- 145716
- Aircraft time
- 24,041 hours, 21,637 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.