What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE BASE VISIT INSPECTION FOUND FRAME 23 CRACKED JUST BELOW FLOOR LEVEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPAIR COMPLIED WITH AS PER EO EM-53MR-1805 FOR FRAME 23RT SPLICE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- April 21, 2011
- Submitted
- April 22, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N855AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135KL
- Aircraft serial
- 145747
- Aircraft time
- 19,011 hours, 16,373 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 14523123417
- 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.