Service difficulty report · Nut Plate · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 11, 2015
Submitted
January 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145433
Aircraft time
33,875 hours, 30,032 cycles
Part
Nut Plate
Condition
Broken
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

TRANSFERRED FROM AML PAGE 3665100 ITEM 3. MAIN CABIN DOOR HARD TO CLOSE & OPEN. PERFORMED MAIN DOOR INTERNAL ACTUATING TEST IAW AMM 52-18-00. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. REF NRWC 653-DFW-01923 ADJUSTED BOTH UPPER DOOR ROLLERS IAW AMM 52-18-00. PERFORMED MAIN DOOR INTERNAL ACTUATING TEST IAW AMM 52-18-00. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. REF TO NRWC 653-DFW-01923 FOUND FWD UPPER DOOR ROLLER TOUCHING THE TRACK WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED & OPENED. FOUND LOWER 3/8 `S BOLT JUST SPINNING IN ROLLER BRACKET WHEN TRYING TO ADJUST ROLLER, NUTPLATE BROKEN. R & R NUTPLATE IAW SRM 51-40-09.

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