What was found
EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN ONE POSSIBLE CRACK AT RIVET ON FRAME 78, BETWEEN STRINGER 5L & 6L. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION ALSO FOUND CRACK ON FRAME 78, BETWEEN STRINGER 3L - 4L. PERFORMED REPAIR ON FUSELAGE SKIN IAW ERS-EM-5300-1919.
- Difficulty date
- January 28, 2016
- Submitted
- February 24, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N641AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145191
- Aircraft time
- 39,239 hours, 35,107 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.