What was found
DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND RIGHT OMEGA BEAM GUSSET CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES 59 AND 61. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED GUSSET IAW EMBRAER SRM 51-40-02. THE AIRCRAFT RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- June 20, 2012
- Submitted
- August 14, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N900AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 14500885
- Aircraft time
- 19,313 hours, 16,555 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Gusset
- Part number
- 14522226003
- 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.