What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE BASE INSPECTION FOUND FRAME 59 TO HAVE A HOLE CHAFED IN IT BETWEEN STRINGERS 4 LEFT AND 5 LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPAIRED FRAME 59 IAW EO-53MR-1831. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- June 30, 2011
- Submitted
- July 1, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N824AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135KL
- Aircraft serial
- 145584
- Aircraft time
- 21,892 hours, 20,438 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 14500459401
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.