What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND THE RIGHT BEAM GUSSET AT FRAME 20 TO BE CORRODED. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED THE RIGHT HAND GUSSET AT FRAME 20 IAW SRM 51-40-02. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 23, 2009
- Submitted
- September 28, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N724AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145301
- Aircraft time
- 20,499 hours, 18,183 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Gusset
- Part number
- 14522461011
- 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.