SDR SIMA20150325006

Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date: March 25, 2015
Submitted: April 22, 2015
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N676AE
Make and model: Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial: 14500807
Aircraft time: 27,920 hours, 23,888 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

LEFT UPPER FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED JUST AFT OF FRAME 75 & ABOVE STRINGER 2L. CRACK IS APPROX 3/8" LONG. EASI 8071 USED, FREQ=400 KHZ, LPF=100, V-GAIN=75, H-GAIN=64, 100-500KHZ PROBE USED. REPAIRED CRACKED LT FUSELAGE SKIN AT FRAME 75 & STRINGER 2L IAW ERS-EM-53MR-1235.

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