What was found
DURING B INSPECTION, FOUND THE LAVATORY AREA RT BEAM TOP GUSSET HAS CORROSION. REMOVED CORRODED RT BEAM TOP GUSSET, DRILLED AND INSTALLED A NEW TOP GUSSET IAW SRM 51-40-02 51-20-03. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- May 28, 2013
- Submitted
- June 26, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N824AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135KL
- Aircraft serial
- 145584
- Aircraft time
- 26,731 hours, 24,688 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Gusset
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Support Beam
- 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.