# SDR SIMA20161128013

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: November 28, 2016
- Submitted: December 14, 2016
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N941LT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N941LT), registered now
- Make and model: Emb EMB-145LR
- Registry model: [EMB EMB-145LR](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 14500926
- Aircraft time: 28,759 hours, 24,423 cycles
- System (JASC): [5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5330)
- Part: Skin
- Part number: 12020334047
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Fuselage
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA20161128013

## Discrepancy

DURING IMBV INSPECTION, QA FOUND CRACKS AROUND ONE FASTENER AT FR 78 BETWEEN STGR'S 5R AND 6R. AIRCRAFT WAS  REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR IMBV INSPECTION AND WILL BE RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER IMBV INSPECTION. PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR BY INSTALLING A BUSHING ON RT FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN AT FR 78 BETWEEN STGR 5R AND 6R IAW SRM 53-32-01RE SECTION 9 AND ETN EM-53-194 AND EM-53-276. AIRCRAFT WILL BE RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER IMBV INSPECTION.

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