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 77 S4-8r
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

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN HAS POSSIBLE CRACKS AROUND 26 RIVETS ON FR 77 BTW STR 2R-8R. REPAIRED EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKS AROUND 3 RIVETS ON FR 77 BETWEEN STRINGERS 04R AND 08R IAW PIEDMONT EO1-53-21-0178 (BUSHING REPAIRS), REPAIRED EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN CRACK AROUND 1 RIVET ON FR 77 IAW PIEDMONT EO1-53-21-0177(DOUBLER REPAIR). 22 RIVETS WERE FOUND NOT TO HAVE CRACKS AROUND THEM, SEE TASK 1.

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