SDR SIMA20150604013

Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date: June 4, 2015
Submitted: July 1, 2015
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N623AE
Make and model: Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial: 145109
Aircraft time: 38,484 hours, 35,038 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 1/2 INCH IN LENGTH. FREQ=400KHZ, V-GAIN=77.0, H-GAIN=64.0, LPF=100, 100-500 KHZ PROBE. PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR IAW ERS-EM-53MR-1420. SEE TURNOVER FOR DETAILS.

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