What was found
DURING 3A INSPECTION, THE LEFT AFT FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND TO HAVE CRACKS RADIATING FROM A RIVET APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH ABOVE STRINGER 6L, FRAME 79. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE SKIN, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- December 3, 2016
- Submitted
- December 5, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N17169
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145XR
- Aircraft serial
- 14500844
- Aircraft time
- 28,891 hours, 18,643 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 12020334048
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Frame 79
- 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.