What was found
DURING 2A INSPECTION, THE RT AFT FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT A RIVET ON FR 77, BELOW STR 3R. MX WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE CRACK AND INSTALL AN OVERSIZED RIVET, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 10, 2013
- Submitted
- September 13, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N12160
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145XR
- Aircraft serial
- 145799
- Aircraft time
- 26,920 hours, 15,491 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 12020334047
- 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.