- Difficulty date
- August 31, 2021
- Submitted
- September 13, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145744
- Aircraft time
- 41,815 hours, 36,836 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Frm 77
- 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
FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN IS CRACKED AROUND 2 FASTENERS ON FR 77 RH SIDE BELOW VERTICAL STAB. FABRICATED, PERFORMED CUTOUT. INSTALLED AND EDGE SEALED 1 EA. SKIN BUSHING ON FR. 77 RH SIDE IAW EMB 145 SRM 53-32-01 ITEM #9 FIG. 213 SHEET 2 SRM 51-20-01 AND PIEDMONT EO1-53-21-0243.