What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE BASE VISIT FOUND FORWARD FUSELAGE II SKIN CRACKED AT LEFT WINDSHIELD SIDE POST UPPER END. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPAIRED IAW EO EM-53MR-1890. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 9, 2011
- Submitted
- November 9, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N629AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145130
- Aircraft time
- 29,349 hours, 27,558 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 12301825001
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.