Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
February 20, 2026
Submitted
March 26, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N699AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500883
Aircraft time
45,820 hours, 43,041 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
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

REAR FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN HAS POSSIBLE CRACK AROUND RIVET AT FR 78 BETWEEN STGR 4L / 5L. PERFORMED CUTOUT OF CRACK AROUND RIVET ON REAR FUS EXTERNAL SKIN AT FR 78 AND BTW STR 4L-5L AND PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR OF SKIN AT FR 78 AND BTW STR 4L-5L IAW PIEDMONT EO1-53-26-0137 AND EMB 145 SRM 53-32-01, ITEM 9, STEP H 1-7, FIG 213.

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