Service difficulty report · Brace · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
October 27, 2002
Submitted
December 19, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120354
Aircraft time
7,672 hours, 10,492 cycles
Part
Brace
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.

What was found

FRAME 13 LEFT INBOARD AND OUTBOARD SIDES, AND FRAME 13 RIGHT SIDE INBOARD SIDE OF VERTICAL BRACES CRACKED AT COCKPIT DOOR OPENING. FOUND DURING C CHECK INSPECTION. STOP DRILLED CRACKS IN BRACE. REMOVED CRACKED IB ANGLES. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A NEW IB ANGLES AND A DOUBLER FOR THE OB BRACE IAW SRM 51-00-00 AND 51-40-02.

More about the Emb EMB-120ER