What was found
BIRD STRIKE WAS DISCOVERED NEAR FRAME 8 AT STR 13L. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT THE DAMAGE AND PERFORMED A DOUBLER REPAIR, LEAK CHECKS WERE PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- January 31, 2016
- Submitted
- February 3, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N21144
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145XR
- Aircraft serial
- 145741
- Aircraft time
- 35,112 hours, 20,254 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 14535658001
- Condition
- Dented
- Location
- Frame 8
- 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.