What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND THE APU COWLING FORWARD FRAME CRACKED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLER, DOUBLER AND SHIM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 7, 2012
- Submitted
- September 10, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N647AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145222
- Aircraft time
- 30,070 hours, 27,719 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Apu Cowling
- 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.