Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
February 6, 2011
Submitted
March 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N371SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145535
Aircraft time
24,964 hours, 19,858 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
20,181 hours, 18,558 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
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 INSPECTION A DENT WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER FORWARD FUSELAGE BETWEEN FR19 AND FR20 ON STR 21L AND 21R. MAINTENANCE BLENDED THE GOUGE IAW 51-10-03 AND PERFORMED A HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION IAW 51-10-03, WITH NO CRACK FOUND. THE DENT WAS REPAIRED IAW ETD2011-145/01416 AND SRM 53-20-01.

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