What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND THE FUSELAGE TO HAVE CORROSION AT FRAME 13-14. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. CUT OUT AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW EO EM-53MR-2026. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- October 7, 2012
- Submitted
- October 8, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N646AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145213
- Aircraft time
- 30,059 hours, 27,908 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Structure
- 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.