Service difficulty report · Frame · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
January 9, 2012
Submitted
January 22, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N378SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145593
Aircraft time
25,646 hours, 25,026 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
17,368 hours, 16,800 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
14502409001
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.

What was found

DURING INSPECTION, THE LEFT AND RIGHT FORWARD FUSELAGE II, FRAME 10 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE FRAME AND THE DIRECT VISION WINDOW LOWER BEAM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT (PN: 145-02409-001) AND RIGHT (PN: 145-02409-002) FORWARD FUSELAGE II, FRAME 10 AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE FRAME AND DIRECT VISION WINDOW LOWER BEAM. THE NEW PART WAS INSTALLED WITH A SOLID RIVET IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 51-40-02.

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