What was found
DURING C-CHECK, CRACKS WERE FOUND AROUND FASTENERS ON THE LT AFT SKIN FROM FRAMES 77-79 AND STRINGERS 5-7L. MX REMOVED THE CRACKS BY REAMING AND PERFORMED BUSHING REPAIRS IAW EC5330-02830. THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 3, 2013
- Submitted
- November 3, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N23139
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145XR
- Aircraft serial
- 145731
- Aircraft time
- 29,945 hours, 16,902 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.