Service difficulty report · Crossbeam · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
September 17, 2019
Submitted
January 11, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N613CZ
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000203
Aircraft time
31,713 hours, 19,483 cycles
Part
Crossbeam
Part number
17019246405
Condition
Damaged
Location
Frame 11
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 BASIC CHECK AT EAMS, CORROSION DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO THE FORWARD FUSELAGE FR11 COCKPIT CROSSBEAM. REFERENCE ETD2019-170-122405-A, FIGURE 1 FOR DETAILS. EAMS REQUESTED AND RECEIVED PERMANENT REPAIRS FOR THE DAMAGE IN THE FORM OF ETD2019-170-122405-A WHICH PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS TO ACCOMPLISH BLEND OUT REPAIR, INSTRUCTIONS TO ACCOMPLISH A DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE CORROSION DAMAGE TO VERIFY NO SHARP EDGES, CREASES, CRACKS, OR DISCREPANT FASTENERS ARE PRESENT IN THE BLENDED AREA AND AN NDT HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST. IF THE BLENDED AREA IS FREE OF DAMAGE, THEN THE BLEND-OUT IS CONSIDERED PERMANENT ALLOWABLE DAMAGE. COMPASS ENGINEERING HAS CLASSIFIED THIS AS A MINOR REPAIR.

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