Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB120

Difficulty date
November 8, 2001
Submitted
December 4, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Emb EMB120
Engine
Pwa PW118A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF9
Part
Skin
Part number
12017417021
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Part time
27,866 cycles
Component
Fuselage Main, · Emb · 2024T363
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

(AUS) AFT FUSELAGE LOWER SKIN CORRODED IN AREA OF SUB ZONE 250 BETWEEN BS 13255 AND BS 13630. AREA OF CORROSION APPROXIMATELY 645.16SQMM (10SQIN). EVIDENCE OF SOME SMALL PIN HOLES.

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