What was found
DURING C-CHECK, THE LT AFT FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AROUND A FASTENER AT FRAME 79, STRINGERS 3L-4L. MX REAMED THE CRACK AND PERFORMED A BUSHING REPAIR IAW EC5330-02796. THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- August 13, 2013
- Submitted
- August 15, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16999
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145307
- Aircraft time
- 31,427 hours, 24,288 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 12020334048
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.