What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND THE CARGO DOOR SILL CRACKED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. COMPLIED WITH EO EM-5300-1980, PART B. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- January 21, 2013
- Submitted
- January 23, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N723AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145288
- Aircraft time
- 28,082 hours, 24,394 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Sill
- 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.