Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
September 13, 2018
Submitted
September 13, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N631CZ
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000239
Aircraft time
27,868 hours, 16,710 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
17031033021
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING CHECK, INSPECTION DISCOVERED THE LT WING FIXED LEADING EDGE RIB 17 TO RIB 22 SKIN, P/N 170-31033-021, CRACKED AT THE SLAT 2 TRACK 5 CUT-OUT (REF ETD2018-170-095194, FIGURE 1). THE LENGTH OF THE CRACK EXCEEDS THE REPAIRABLE LIMITS PROVIDED IN SRM PART II 57-49-01/REPAIR 06P. THIS EO IS BEING ISSUED TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS TO ACCOMPLISH A PERMANENT REPAIR OF THE CRACKED LT WING SKIN. REMOVE THE CRACK AND INSTALL A SINGLE INTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER PER ETD2018-170-095194. ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THIS EO HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED A MAJOR REPAIR.

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