What was found
DURING INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE CENTER FUSELAGE I LEFT GUSSET NUMBER 1. THE CENTER FUSELAGE FLOOR STRUCTURE GUSSET NUMBER 1 WAS REPLACED AND INSTALLED WITH SOLD RIVETS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 51-40-02.
- Difficulty date
- August 6, 2012
- Submitted
- August 24, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N288SK
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145461
- Aircraft time
- 25,884 hours, 20,964 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn AE3007A
- Engine time
- 20,950 hours, 18,779 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Gusset
- Part number
- 14521699003
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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.