SDR ASOA02073

Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
February 6, 2002
Submitted
February 28, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505AS
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120279
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

DURING HANGAR MAINTENANCE IN MCN, THE LEFT EXHAUST PIPE AFT ATTACH POINTS WERE FOUND WITH CRACKS ON THE SKIN. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE SKIN CRACK BY STOP DRILLING THE CRACK AND INSTALLING A DOUBLER ON THE LEFT AFT INBOARD EXHAUST PIPE ATTACH FITTING. THE DAMAGED AREA WAS REMOVED AND A FILLER DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED. ALL WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED USING SRM 51-00-00 AND 51-40-02 AS A REF. (M)

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