What was found
DURING HEAVY CHECK INSPECTION FOUND THE RIGHT FRAME 72 CRACKED AT FLOOR LEVEL STRINGER 13. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED DAMAGED AERA AND PERFORMED REPAIR IAW EMB SRM 53-00-04. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- December 4, 2012
- Submitted
- December 5, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N840AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135KL
- Aircraft serial
- 145656
- Aircraft time
- 24,232 hours, 20,938 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 14564072401
- 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.