Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
March 7, 2011
Submitted
March 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14174
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500876
Aircraft time
14,020 hours, 8,534 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Condition
Damaged
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 LOWER LT FUSELAGE I & II SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM A TUG DURING GROUND OPERATIONS. THE DAMAGE AFFECTED THREE SKIN PANELS AND SOME UNDERLYING STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS. THE DAMAGE IS LOCATED BETWEEN FRAMES 12A AND 22. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER SKIN FROM FRAMES 13-24 STR 19L -18R. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER AT FRM 12A-13 BETWEEN STR 18L-19L AND AT FRM 20 BETWEEN STR 21R-19L. RE-CONTOURED REMAINING DENT BETWEEN FRM 15-16 AND STR 18L-19L. FRAME 20 DAMAGED BETWEEN STR 21R-19L REPAIRED AND RE-INSTALLED LOWER SECTION OF FRAME. PERFORMED RVSM MAPPING. REPAIR C/W IAW EC5330-02378.

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