What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE BASE INSPECTION FOUND FRAME 70 TO HAVE A TOOLING MARK AT 4 O'CLOCK POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPAIRED FRAME 70 IN ACCORDANCE WITH EO EM-53MR-1891. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 15, 2011
- Submitted
- November 17, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N724AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145301
- Aircraft time
- 24,927 hours, 22,087 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 14521804411
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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