What was found
DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE EXTERNAL SKIN ON THE LOWER FUSELAGE. REPAIRED THE SKIN IAW EA 57-0004-18, AND EC E18-043-01.
- Difficulty date
- February 4, 2018
- Submitted
- February 8, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N216JB
- Make and model
- Emb ERJ190100IGW
- Aircraft serial
- 19000026
- Aircraft time
- 33,400 hours, 21,136 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.