Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 21, 2025
Submitted
September 11, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N646AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145213
Aircraft time
52,025 hours, 49,059 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 300
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

WHILE PERFORMING NDT INSPECTION AT AREA JUST FORWARD OF RUDDER 1, FOUND THAT THE VERTICAL STAB TRAILING EDGE RH SKIN PROFILE JUST ABOVE RUDDER 1 LOWER HINGE FITTING IS CRACKED. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS ON VERTICAL STAB TRAILING EDGE RH SKIN PROFILE JUST ABOVE RUDDER 1 LOWER HINGE FITTING IAW EDT2025-145-926363 AND PIEDMONT EO1-55-25-0267.

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