Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
June 7, 2010
Submitted
June 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14942
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145037
Aircraft time
24,640 hours, 23,606 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
12020334048
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.

What was found

SHV - DURING C CHECK IT WAS FOUND THAT THE VERTICAL STABILIZER INTERNAL FITTING WAS FRETTING WITH THE AFT FUSELAGE SKIN AT FRAME 75 BY STRINGER 1L. THE FRETTING CAUSED THE SKIN TO CRACK AND WAS DETECTED USING EDDY CURRENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A DOUBLER REPAIR TO THE AFFECTED SKIN AFTER CUTTING OUT THE DAMAGED AREA IAW EC5330-02147 AND EC5310-01317. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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