What was found
DURING C-CHECK, LEFT AFT SKIN WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AROUND A FASTENER AT FRAME 79 BETWEEN STRINGERS 5-6L. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE CRACKS AND PERFORMED A BUSHING REPAIR IAW EC5330-02825. THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- October 17, 2013
- Submitted
- October 18, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N12135
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145XR
- Aircraft serial
- 145718
- Aircraft time
- 29,778 hours, 16,607 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.