What was found
DURING C-CHECK THE SHEAR TIE AT FRAME 68 BETWEEN STRINGERS 15L-16L WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. MX REMOVED THE CORROSION AND PERFORMED A SPLICE REPAIR IAW EC5320-01494. THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- May 30, 2013
- Submitted
- May 31, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N18120
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145XR
- Aircraft serial
- 145681
- Aircraft time
- 29,695 hours, 16,472 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Part number
- 14525369603
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Zone 100
- 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.