What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND CRACK ON LEFT FRAME 10 -- CHANNEL IS CRACKED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CHANNEL IAW EMB SRM 51-40-02. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 11, 2012
- Submitted
- November 14, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N807AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135KL
- Aircraft serial
- 145506
- Aircraft time
- 26,362 hours, 24,223 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Channel
- Part number
- 14502409001
- 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.