What was found
DURING IMBV INSPECTION, QA FOUND THE FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN CRACKED AROUND ONE FASTENER AT FRAME 78, STRINGERS 3-4L . AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR IAW SRM 53-32-01 AND ETN-EM-53-194 .
- Difficulty date
- October 28, 2016
- Submitted
- November 9, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N931AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 14500912
- Aircraft time
- 29,165 hours, 24,672 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 12020334048
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Frame 78
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.