Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
February 13, 2009
Submitted
February 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N21144
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
741
Aircraft time
16,196 hours, 8,559 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE RT FORWARD FUSELAGE WAS STRUCK BY A BIRD JUST AFT OF FRAME 5. THE DAMAGE WAS CONTAINED BETWEEN FRMS 5 & 6, STR 11R & 13R. THE SKIN DEFLECTED INWARD OVER THE INTERSECTION OF 4 SKINS. FRM 6 WAS BUCKLED AT THE DAMAGED AREA BETWEEN STR 11 & 12. THE SKIN SPLICE STRAPS WERE ALSO DEFLECTED INWARD. MX CUT AND REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF FRM 6 BETWEEN STR 9 & 15R. CUT AND REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN SPLICE STRAPS BETWEEN STR 9 & 13R. RE-CONTOURED THE DENTED SKIN, PERFORMED NDT TO ASSURE THERE ARE NO CRACKS. SPLICED IN NEW SECTIONS OF STRAP AND A NEW SECTION OF FRM. REPAIRED IAW EC5330-01890. ACFT RELEASED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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