SDR SIMA20160126004

Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date: January 26, 2016
Submitted: January 29, 2016
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N634AE
Make and model: Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial: 145150
Aircraft time: 38,874 hours, 35,506 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Part number: 14522229001
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 AT FRAME 75, JUST ABOVE STRINGER 2L, CRACK IS APPROX 1" IN LENGTH. EASI 8071 USED, 100-500 KHZ PROBE, FREQ=400 KHZ, V-GAIN=77.0, H-GAIN=64.0, LPF=100. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR OF LT UPPER FUSELAGE SKIN AT FRAME 75, JUST ABOVE 2L IAW ERS-EM-53MR-1894.

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