What was found
DURING POSTFLIGHT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE INLET LIP ON THE NR2 ENGINE IS COMING APART. IT HAS A SEGMENT OF MATERIAL MISSING. CRACKED IN 2 OTHER LOCATIONS AND 3 RIVET HEADS MISSING IN ANOTHER LOCATION.
- Difficulty date
- December 20, 2010
- Submitted
- December 23, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N392AS
- Make and model
- Emb EMB500
- Aircraft serial
- 50500009
- Aircraft time
- 364 hours, 246 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW535A
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Inlet
- Part number
- 50536900403
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 2 Engine
- Part time
- 364 hours, 246 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.