Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB120RT

Difficulty date
June 27, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N164D
Make and model
Emb EMB120RT
Aircraft serial
120164
Part
Skin
Part number
12019230001
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Part time
16,803 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.

What was found

DURING C-1 INSPECTION, FOUND LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN AT FRAME 21 TO SHOW SIGNS OF CORROSION (SKIN BULGING). FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT SMALL AREA BETWEEN SKIN AND TITANIUM STRAP WAS, IN FACT, CORRODED BETWEEN STRINGERS 2DL AND 2DR. REPAIR WAS DONE BY CUTTING OUT DAMAGE, INSTALLING FILLER AND EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL, CHAPTER 53-00-01, FIGURE 202, SHEET 6.

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