Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
September 13, 2019
Submitted
September 13, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N613CZ
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000203
Aircraft time
31,713 hours, 19,483 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
17003387003
Condition
Dented
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

BEFORE A FLIGHT OUT OF BIS, A DENT WAS DISCOVERED ON THE FWD FUSELAGE SKIN OF AIRCRAFT, P/N 170-03387-003, BETWEEN S-17L-18L AND CROSSING OVER FR11. ENGINEERING ORIGINALLY RECEIVED RELIEF IN THE FORM OF ETD2017-170-039578, WHICH PROVIDED A 250FC FLYBY PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING WAS ACCOMPLISHED: A DET INSPECTION OF THE DENT TO VERIFY NO SHARP EDGES, CREASES, OIL CANNING OR DISCREPANT FASTENERS WERE PRESENT, A NDT INSPECTION OF THE DAMAGED AREA WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN 25FC, A DET INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED EVERY 50FC AND THE PERMANENT REPAIR BY REWORK OF THE DENT WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN 250FC. DURING COLD WORKING OF THE DENT PER EA E175-53-901.3, THE SKIN OIL CANNED. EO E175-53MR-352 REV IR WAS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE REPAIR AT THAT TIME. AT A LATER BASIC CHECK, THE REPAIR INSTALLED BY EO E175-53MR-352 WAS REMOVED. THIS EO IS BEING ISSUED TO INSTALL A REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM PART II 53-10-01/REPAIR 15P. WHILE WORKING THE DOUBLER REPAIR, A FASTENER HOLE WAS DAMAGED, FOR WHICH REQUESTED AND RECEIVED REPAIR DATA IN THE FORM OF ETD2019-170-123489A TO INSTALL FREEZE PLUGS. BECAUSE THE FORWARD FUSELAGE LT LATERAL SKIN PANEL IS A PSE AND THE EO IS RESTORING STRENGTH, ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THIS EO HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR. EO E175-53MR-352.2 IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED BY WO 2721156.

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