Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 15, 2011
Submitted
August 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N572RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145828
Aircraft time
16,983 hours, 14,663 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
23,738 hours, 19,510 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
14520560005
Condition
Scratched
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, SEVERAL SCRATCHES WERE FOUND ON THE FUSELAGE UPPER SKIN UNDERNEATH ADF ANTENNA NUMBER 1 AND NUMBER 2. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE SCRATCHES ON THE FUSELAGE UPPER SKIN UNDER THE NUMBER 1 AND NUMBER 2 ADF ANTENNA IN ACCORDANCE WITH ETD 2011-145-103463. A HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WAS CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH NDI MANUAL, INTRODUCTION PAGE 17E, WITH NO CRACKS FOUND.

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