SDR E07A392AS

Service difficulty report · Inlet · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
February 11, 2011
Submitted
February 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N392AS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500009
Aircraft time
416 hours, 279 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW535A
Part
Inlet
Part number
50536900403
Part serial
0047
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 400
Part time
50 hours, 25 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

ON PREFLIGHT INSP, 2 CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE RT ENGINE INLET. THE INLET WAS INSPECTED WITH EDDY CURRENT AND ANOTHER 8 CRACKS WERE FOUND. INLET WAS REPLACED AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. A VIBRATION AND SONIC SURVEY WERE COMPLIED WITH, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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