What was found
DURING A-CK INSPECTION, THE LT FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT A RIVET ON FRAME 78 JUST ABOVE STRINGER 6L. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE DAMAGE AND INSTALLED A BUSHING REPAIR, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- March 10, 2014
- Submitted
- March 14, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14907
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145468
- Aircraft time
- 26,861 hours, 21,060 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 12020334048
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Frame 78
- 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.