What was found
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THE RT REAR FUSELAGE SKIN FROM FRAME 77 TO 78 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED NEAR STRINGERS 5R AND 3R. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A DOUBLER REPAIRS TO THE AFFECTED AREAS OF FUSELAGE SKIN IAW SRM.
- Difficulty date
- November 27, 2013
- Submitted
- December 3, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N11140
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145XR
- Aircraft serial
- 145732
- Aircraft time
- 29,934 hours, 16,919 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 12020334048
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Frames 77-78
- Part time
- 29,934 hours, 16,919 cycles
- 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.