What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE BASE VISIT FOUND ACCESS PANEL 272DR UPPER FRAME CRACKED UNDER RETAINING RING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPAIRED DOOR IAW EO EM-52MR-298. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- December 8, 2011
- Submitted
- December 9, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N615AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145087
- Aircraft time
- 29,605 hours, 28,165 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Access Panel
- Part number
- 14532234401
- Part serial
- SA1081
- 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.