AD E6-20629

final rule
Data completeness: 60%

Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP Airplanes; and Model EMB-135BJ, -135ER, -135KE, -135KL, and -135LR Airplanes

AD Number
E6-20629
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2006-24696
FR Citation
71 FR 70648

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Embraer EMB-145 Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP Airplanes; and Model EMB-135BJ, -135ER, -135KE, -135KL, and -135LR Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Failure of a fitting clamp of an electrical bonding cable for the fuel tubing, leading to loss of bonding protection in the interior of the fuel tanks or adjacent areas and a potential ignition source in a fuel tank.

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Required Actions

Replace electrical bonding clamps inside fuel tanks and adjacent areas, measure electrical resistance between tubes joined by bonding jumpers, and repeat clamp replacement until resistance is ≤200 milliohms.

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Affected Aircraft

EMBRAER Model EMB-135BJ, -135ER, -135KE, -135KL, -135LR, and EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, -145EP airplanes.

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Retrieved: Apr 4, 2026

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