Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · 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 Panel
Part number
17003387003
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

DURING CHECK, 5EA DENTS WERE DISCOVERED BETWEEN FR10/FR12 AND S-18L/S-19L DURING INSPECTION ON THE FORWARD FUSELAGE AFT LT LATERAL SKIN PANEL (P/N 170-03387-003). THE DENTS ARE OUT OF LIMITS OF SRM PART II 53-10-01/AD02 BECAUSE DENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE LOCATED IN ADJACENT BAYS. DENT A, LOCATED BETWEEN FR09/FR10 AND S-18L/S-19L, WAS FOUND WITH A CREASE JUST BELOW S-18L. IT REQUIRES A MORE EXTENSIVE REPAIR, WHICH CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED PER THE SRM BECAUSE IT IS IN AN NON-ALLOWED AREA OF SRM PART II 53-10-01/REPAIR 12P. RECEIVED ETD2018-170-094815A, WHICH ALLOWS THE DENTS B-E TO BE CONSIDERED PERMANENT ALLOWABLE DAMAGE AND PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS TO ACCOMPLISH A CUT OUT AND DOUBLER REPAIR OF THE CREASED REGION OF DENT A. EA E175-53-1013 REV IR WAS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE MINOR REPAIR OF DENTS B-E. THIS EO HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.

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