SDR SIMA20140819001

Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date: August 19, 2014
Submitted: August 20, 2014
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N645AE
Make and model: Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial: 145212
Aircraft time: 34,669 hours, 31,808 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
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.

What was found

DURING HMBV INSPECTION, QA FOUND AFT FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT FASTENER AREA FRAME 75 & STRINGER 2L. ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR HMBV INSPECTION & WILL BE RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER HMBV INSPECTION. PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR ON AFT FUSELAGE SKIN CRACK AT FASTENER AREA IAW ERS-EM-53MR-674. REPAIR MATERIALS FILLER AL CLAD 2024-T3 0.063 INCHES, DOUBLER AL CLAD 2024-T3 0.080 INCHES, ANGLE AL CLAD 2024-T3 0.063 INCHES & ANGLE FILLER AL CLAD 2024-T3 0.032 INCHES.

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