What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE, FOUND BEAM 3 IN THE RIGHT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT CRACKED .250 INCHES IN LENGTH NEAR THE AFT CORNER. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BEAM IAW SRM 51-40-02. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- July 23, 2012
- Submitted
- July 24, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N842AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135KL
- Aircraft serial
- 145673
- Aircraft time
- 24,167 hours, 20,223 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5220 · Emergency Exits
- Part
- Beam
- Part number
- 14527698001
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Emergency Exit
- 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.