What was found
DURING C-CHECK THE AFT FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AROUND A FASTENER AT FRAME 79, STRINGERS 6L TO 7L. MX REAMED OUT THE CRACK AND PERFORMED A BUSHING REPAIR IAW EC5330-02686. THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- January 25, 2013
- Submitted
- January 25, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14950
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145061
- Aircraft time
- 34,645 hours, 26,107 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 12020334048
- 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.