What was found
UPON REMOVAL OF THE VHF-2 ANTENNA, THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED BETWEEN THE NUTPLATES FOR MOUNTING THE ANTENNA. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED PER EMB 120 SRM 53-20-01 PG 204 TO 208.
- Difficulty date
- August 8, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N255C
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120RT
- Aircraft serial
- 120238
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 120278875001
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 10,686 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.