What was found
SHV - DURING C-CHECK TWO (2) CRACKS ON FUSELAGE SKIN JUST BELOW VERTICAL STAB LT SIDE. MAINTENANCE COMPLETED REPAIR ON LT REAR FUSELAGE SKIN AT FRAME 79 STR 4L AND 6L IAW EC5330-02008. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 3, 2009
- Submitted
- November 3, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14171
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145XR
- Aircraft serial
- 145859
- Aircraft time
- 13,855 hours, 7,798 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.