What was found
DURING B INSPECTION FOUND THE RIGHT LAV GUSSET CORRODED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT LAV GUSSET IAW EMB SRM 51-40-02. LEVEL OF CORROSION NOT SPECIFIED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- April 3, 2013
- Submitted
- April 23, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N851AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135KL
- Aircraft serial
- 145734
- Aircraft time
- 24,138 hours, 21,703 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Gusset
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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.