What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE BASE VISIT INSPECTION FOUND FRAME 17 HAS AN ELONGATED HOLE JUST BELOW STRINGER 14. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPAIRED FRAME 17 IAW EO EM-53MR-1846. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- August 26, 2011
- Submitted
- September 15, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N826AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135KL
- Aircraft serial
- 145592
- Aircraft time
- 22,749 hours, 19,626 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 14522186611
- 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.