SDR SIMA20170321003

Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date: March 21, 2017
Submitted: April 27, 2017
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N685AE
Make and model: Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial: 14500836
Aircraft time: 32,028 hours, 27,854 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.

What was found

LT UPPER FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED IN 2 PLACES, CRACK 1 IS JUST AFT OF FRAME 75 AND ABOVE STRINGER 2L, CRACK IS APPROX 1/2" LONG, CRACK 2 IS AT THE FIRST FASTENER BELOW STRINGER 2L ON FRAME 75, ALL CRACK ENDS ARE MARKED. REPAIRED LT FUSELAGE CRACK JUST AFT FR 75 ABOVE STR 2L IAW SRM 53-31-01 ITEM 11.

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