What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE BASE INSPECTION FOUND THE COCKPIT UNDER FLOOR, ACCESS HATCH, AND FRAME TO BE CRACKED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPAIRED CRACK IAW EO EM-52MR-235. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- March 14, 2010
- Submitted
- March 16, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N675AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 14500806
- Aircraft time
- 14,575 hours, 13,286 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5244 · Accessory Compartment Doors
- Part
- Door
- Part number
- 14529986403
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Access Hatch
- 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.