What was found
DURING INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON FRAME 10 AT THE COCKPIT LEFT DIRECT-VISION WINDOW CUTOUT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT FRAME 10 SECTION AT THE COCKPIT LEFT DIRECT-VISION WINDOW CUTOUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 51-40-02.
- Difficulty date
- August 2, 2011
- Submitted
- August 12, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N270SK
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145304
- Aircraft time
- 26,719 hours, 25,211 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn AE3007A
- Engine time
- 21,555 hours, 18,972 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 14502410001
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.