SDR SIMA20151006008

Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date: October 6, 2015
Submitted: November 6, 2015
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N620AE
Make and model: Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial: 145102
Aircraft time: 39,566 hours, 35,446 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

RIGHT UPPER FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED ON FRAME 75, AT THE 1ST FASTENER BELOW STRINGER 2R. CRACK IS APPROX 1/2" LONG. EASI 8071 USED, 100-500KHZ PROBE, FREQ=400 KHZ, V-GAIN=78.0, H-GAIN=65.0, LPF=100. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR TO RT UPPER FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKS IAW ERS-EM-53MR-1748.

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