Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
December 1, 2011
Submitted
December 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N376SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145578
Aircraft time
25,630 hours, 21,222 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
15,460 hours, 14,336 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 FUSELAGE SKIN RF II BETWEEN FRAME 76 AND 77 AND STRINGERS 16R AND 18R. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE DENT ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN RF II BETWEEN FRAMES 76 AND 77 AND STRINGERS 16R AND 18R IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 53-32-01. A HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WAS CARRIED OUT ON THE REWORKED AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH NDI MANUAL, INTRODUCTION P 17E WITH NO CRACKS FOUND.

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