What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND THE FRAME 68 Z FRAME GOUGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPAIRED Z-FRAME IAW EO EM-53MR-2100. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- March 14, 2013
- Submitted
- March 15, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N609DP
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145069
- Aircraft time
- 35,890 hours, 29,615 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 14526246003
- Condition
- Gouged
- 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.