What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND FRAME 23 CRACKED BETWEEN STRINGERS 15R - 16-R. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION, SPLICED IN NEW SECTION PER EO-EM-53MR-1808. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- March 1, 2013
- Submitted
- March 4, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N854AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135KL
- Aircraft serial
- 145743
- Aircraft time
- 23,388 hours, 20,961 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- 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.