Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
June 18, 2009
Submitted
June 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17115
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145666
Aircraft time
18,476 hours, 9,899 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

THE LT CENTER FUSELAGE I SKIN HAS TWO DENTS, ONE BETWEEN FRM 20 & 21 AND A PREVIOUSLY BLENDED AREA BETWEEN FRM 18 & 19 WITH A REMAINING THICKNESS OF .014 INCH. THE DENTS ARE AFT OF THE PAX DOOR CUTOUT. MAINTENANCE CUT OUT PREVIOUS BLENDED AREA OF SKIN, FABRICATED A FILLER AND DOUBLER, ALODINED AND PRIMED THE REPAIR PARTS AND INSTALLED WET WITH SEALANT. APPLIED SEALANT TO THE DOUBLER PERIMETER AND THE GAP BETWEEN THE FILLER AND THE INTERNAL SKIN. PRIMED AND PAINTED THE REPAIRED AREA. RE-CONTOURED THE TWO DENTS, PERFORMED DYE PEN INSPECTION, NO CRACKS NOTED. FILLED ANY REMAINING DENTS WITH HYSOL AND SANDED SMOOTH, PRIMED AND PAINTED AREA. REPAIRED IAW EC5330-01932.

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