What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE BASE VISIT FOUND FRAME 23 CRACKED BETWEEN STRINGER 15 RIGHT AND 16 RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPAIRED FRAME 23 IAW EO EM-53MR-1789. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- March 17, 2011
- Submitted
- March 21, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N809AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135KL
- Aircraft serial
- 145521
- Aircraft time
- 22,835 hours, 19,294 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 14524039001
- 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.