Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
March 31, 2016
Submitted
May 12, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145581
Aircraft time
31,989 hours, 28,358 cycles
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 IN 2 PLACES. CRACK 1 IS JUST AFT OF FRAME 75 & ABOVE STRINGER 2L. CRACK IS APPROX 3/8" LONG. CRACK 2 IS AT THE FIRST FASTENER AFT OF FRAME 75 ON STRINGER 2L, CRACK IS APPROX 1/4". FABRICATED & INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS FOR LT FRAME 75 IAW ERS-EM-53MR-2066. SEE TURN OVER FOR DETAILS.

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