What was found
DURING A-CHECK INSPECTION, THE FUSELAGE SKIN ADJACENT TO FR 75 STR 02R WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. MX INSTALLED A DOUBLER REPAIR, LEAK CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- February 24, 2013
- Submitted
- February 26, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N15986
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145254
- Aircraft time
- 31,296 hours, 23,708 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 12020334048
- 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.