What was found
FRAME 13 LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF STEP INTO COCKPIT CRACKED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VERTICAL BRACE. FOUND ON C-CHECK INSPECTION. REMOVED ANGLES, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A NEW ANGLES AND A DOUBLERS IAW SRM 51-00-00 AND 51-40-02.
- Difficulty date
- September 16, 2002
- Submitted
- October 9, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N584SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120352
- Aircraft time
- 7,505 hours, 10,503 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- 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.