Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
November 6, 2014
Submitted
November 6, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N638CZ
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000259
Aircraft time
16,790 hours, 9,675 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING BASIC CHECK, INSPECTION DISCOVERED THE VERTICAL STABILIZER LE PANEL PN 170-63643-409 SN 0445 TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE, MULTIPLE AREAS OF EROSION DAMAGE ON THE OUTER SKIN AT LT & RT SIDES, SEVERAL LT & RT FASTENER LOCATIONS ON THE INNER SURFACE WERE FOUND TO BE ELONGATED & THE VERTICAL STABILIZER STRUCTURE HAS 3 EA FASTENER HOLE LOCATIONS THAT WERE FOUND TO BE ELONGATED. COMPASS REQUESTED &AND RECEIVED RELIEF IN THE FORM OF ETD2014-170-093635 WHICH PROVIDES THE PERMANENT REPAIR APPROVAL. CLASSIFIED THIS REPAIR AS A MAJOR REPAIR. ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THIS REPAIR IS ON EO E175-55MR-006 UNDER WORK ORDER 1501369.

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