Service difficulty report · Inlet · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
May 7, 2011
Submitted
May 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N307FL
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500032
Part
Inlet
Part number
50536930403
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 400
Part time
83 hours, 61 cycles
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 INSP OF LT ENGINE INLET, MULTIPLE CRACKS WERE FOUND ALONG WITH SHEARED RIVET HEADS ON THE FWD ROW OF RIVETS AFT OF THE HEATED L/E. RIVETS WERE REPLACED AND CRACKS WERE TEMPORARILY REPAIRED PER EMBRAER ENGINEERING REPAIR DATA. PERMANENT REPAIR REQUIRED WITHIN 20 CYCLES.

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