What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND FRAME 23 CRACKED BETWEEN STRINGER 15R-16R. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN IAW EO EM 53MR-1779. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- February 19, 2013
- Submitted
- February 20, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N819AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135KL
- Aircraft serial
- 145566
- Aircraft time
- 27,067 hours, 23,610 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 14524039001
- 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.