What was found
DURING HMBV INSPECTION, QA FOUND FRAME 68 GUSSET WAS GOUGED AROUND NUMEROUS SCREW HOLES. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE GUSSET IAW SRM 51-40-02, 51-40-06 AND 51-20-03. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- October 10, 2016
- Submitted
- October 10, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N652RS
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145432
- Aircraft time
- 37,188 hours, 33,358 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Gusset
- Part number
- 14526246003
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Frame 68
- 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.