Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 13, 2001
Submitted
September 14, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13990
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145277
Aircraft time
3,447 hours, 2,325 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Attach Fitting
Part number
14569009407
Condition
Gouged
Location
Aileron
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

TYS DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE LEFT AILERON CENTER INBOARD ATTACH FITTING WAS FOUND GOUGED. MAINTENANCE BLENDED OUT THE DAMAGED AREA, PERFORMED DYE-PENETRANT INSPECTION, ALODINED, PRIMED AND PAINTED THE AILERON FITTING IAW-EMB-145-GST-3059/01. THE REPAIR WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE RELEASED UPON COMPLETION OF INSPECTION.

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