Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 11, 2011
Submitted
March 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N29917
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145414
Aircraft time
23,794 hours, 18,031 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
14534608007
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
UK
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

AC N29917 FERRIED INTO SHV BECAUSE OF GROUND DAMAGE BY LAVATORY TRUCK. SKIN PANEL AT FRAME 61-66 STRINGER 16R TO 19L HAS DAMAGE. FERRY FLIGHT CONDITIONS WERE TO "SECURE BOTH OUTFLOW VALVES, TRIM JAGGED MATERIAL FROM AROUND PUNCTURED AREAS, RE-CONTOUR PUNCTURE AREAS WITHOUT CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE TO ADJACENT STRUCTURE, AND APPLY THREE LAYERS OF SPEED TAPE TO THE AFFECTED PUNCTURES FOR PURPOSE OF FERRY FLIGHT." UPON ARRIVING IN SHV, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED REPAIR ON SKIN PANEL AT FRAME 61-66 STRINGER 16R TO 19L IAW EMB 145 SRM 51-40-02. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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