Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 21, 2021
Submitted
July 27, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145193
Aircraft time
47,987 hours, 44,165 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Frm 79 S3-9l
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

E867326 - EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN HAS POSSIBLE CRACKS AROUND 13 RIVETS ON FR 79 BTW STR 3L-9L. ... FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE 13 POSSIBLE EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKS ON FR 79 BTW STR 3L-9L, ONLY 2 EA. CRACKS WERE FOUND. SEE TASK ENTRY #1 FOR NDT RESULTS. 1 EA. CRACK LOCATED BTW STR 4L-5L AND 1 EA. BTW STR 5L-6L. REPAIRED 2 EA. CRACKS WITH BUSHINGS IAW EO1-53-21-0181 STEPS 2 AND 3.

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