What was found
DURING AN A CHECK INSPECTION, THE RIGHT AFT FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND TO HAVE A 20MM CRACK AT FRAME 75 STRINGER 1R, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A DOUBLER REPAIR TOP THE AFFECTED AREA, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 5, 2016
- Submitted
- November 9, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N11548
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145565
- Aircraft time
- 35,949 hours, 27,538 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 12020334007
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Frame 75
- 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.