- Difficulty date
- August 24, 2020
- Submitted
- September 24, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 14500858
- Aircraft time
- 37,071 hours, 33,398 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Frame 79
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- D
- 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
MULTIPLE RIVETS ON FR 79 BETWEEN STR 5L-7L HAVE POSSIBLE CRACKS (2 TOTAL). PERFORMED DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION, IAW EASI NDTM 1 RELEVANT INDICATION NOTED SKIN CRACK ENDS MARKED RADIOMETER EASI 0452. COMPLETE: CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA ON FR 79 BETWEEN STR 6L-7L. FABRICATED REPAIR BUSHINGS. INSTALLED BUSHING ON FR 79 BETWEEN STR 6L-7L, IAW EMB 145 SRM 53-32-01 AND PIEDMONT EO1-53-20-0342.