Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB145

Difficulty date
February 27, 2009
Submitted
March 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14991
Make and model
Emb EMB145
Aircraft serial
278
Aircraft time
21,011 hours, 15,692 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Fuselage
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

FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED AFT OF FRM 7 BETWEEN STR 12L AND 13L. CUT AND REMOVED THE DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN SPLICE STRAP. RE-CONTOURED THE DENTED AREA OF SKIN AND THE PRESSURE BULKHEAD ATTACH FLANGE AND PERFORMED DYE PEN TO SKIN AND FLANGE, NO CRACKS NOTED. INSTALLED NEW SECTION OF SKIN SPLICE STRAP AND FILLED REMAINING DENTS WITH HYSOL. PRIMED AND PAINTED. ALL WORK C/W IAW EC5330-01891. AIRCRAFT RELEASED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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