Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
June 28, 2011
Submitted
July 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N300FL
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500027
Aircraft time
142 hours, 104 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW535A
Part
Skin
Part number
50536900403
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Inlet
Part time
142 hours, 104 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 INSPECTION OF ENGINE INLETS, CRACKS AND MISSING/DAMAGED FASTENERS WERE FOUND ON THE LT ENGINE INLET. THE FASTENERS WERE REPLACED. ADDITIONAL C/A REQUIRE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE INLET WITH A -405 UNIT; IN THE MEAN TIME, THE ACFT MFG HAS DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE IS ACCEPTABLE AND HAS ALLOWED THE INLET TO CONTINUE IN SERVICE WITH ADDITIONAL PERIODIC INSP REQUIREMENTS. THE INLET WILL BE REPLACED AT A LATER DATE.

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