Service difficulty report · Tank · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
January 5, 2016
Submitted
January 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12142
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145735
Aircraft time
35,647 hours, 20,435 cycles
Part
Tank
Condition
Chafed
Location
Vental Tank.
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

ACFT IS IN FOR A C-CHECK INSPECTION. INSPECTION FOUND THE VENTRAL TANK CHAFE AT A PREVIOUS LOWER SKIN PATCH BETWEEN TANK DRAINS. THE OLD DOUBLER HAS BEEN REMOVED AND BLENDED SMOOTH, FABRICATED A NEW DOUBLER FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINED ON EC 2015-145-120319-A, ALSO, INITIATED A DETAILED INSPECTION EVERY 30,000 CYCLES. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD AND WILL BE RELEASED AT THE END OF THE CHECK. ALL WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW WITH EC 2810-01082.

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