Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
July 12, 2011
Submitted
July 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N311FL
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500034
Aircraft time
149 hours, 113 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
50536910403
Condition
Cracked
Location
Inlet
Part time
149 hours, 113 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 RH ENGINE INLET. THE FASTENERS WERE REPLACED. ADDITIONAL CORRECTIVE ACTIONS REQUIRE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE INLET WITH A -405 UNIT; IN THE MEAN TIME, THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER HAS DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE IS ACCEPTABLE AND HAS ALLOWED THE INLET TO CONTINUE IN SERVICE WITH ADDITIONAL PERIODIC INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. THE INLET WILL BE REPLACED AT A LATER DATE.

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