What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE BASE VISIT INSPECTION FOUND FRAME 23 TO HAVE A CRACK BETWEEN STRINGERS 15 RIGHT AND 16 RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPAIRED FRAME 23 IAW EO EM-53MR-1797. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- April 1, 2011
- Submitted
- April 4, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N823AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135KL
- Aircraft serial
- 145582
- Aircraft time
- 22,095 hours, 18,862 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 14523123417
- 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.