What was found
DURING C-CHECK RIVET AT FRM 78, STR 5R SHOWS VISUAL INDICATION OF CRACKS. MX REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT FRM 78, STR 5R IAW EC5330-02673, REV ORIGINAL. THE AVFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- January 18, 2013
- Submitted
- January 19, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16951
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145063
- Aircraft time
- 34,372 hours, 26,170 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- 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.