Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb ERJ190200LR

Difficulty date
September 17, 2025
Submitted
September 18, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
EE4Y151M
Cooperativa Autogestionaria de Servicios Aeroindus
Aircraft
N688DR
Make and model
Emb ERJ190200LR
Aircraft serial
0688
Aircraft time
46,022 hours, 30,219 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
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 STRUCTURE INSPECTION, FOUND FWD FUSELAGE, FR 18+50MM, & S27L + 155MM (JUST 8.0MM FROM STR 28L FASTENER ROW), EXTERNAL SKIN WITH LIGHTNING STRIKE WITH EXISTING BLEND OUT. BLEND OUT WAS EVALUATED & CLASSIFIED AS NON-SIGNIFICANT IAW SRM 51-75-16. LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE GOES BEYOND OF THE 50% OF SKIN THICKNESS, IT WAS REMOVED BY DRILLING A 2.3MM HOLE DIAMETER (Ø2.3MM). PERFORMED DETAIL VISUAL INSP AROUND DAMAGE AREA IAW NDT MANUAL INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH 5B (1)(B) & NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND. DAMAGE WAS EVALUATED IAW SRM 53-10-01 AD53, DAMAGE IS TOO CLOSE OF THE S28L, NO ROOM FOR THE THROUGH DAMAGE REPAIR FASTENER & WASHER. CONDITION REPORTED WAS REPAIRED IAW ETD2025-190-926754 REV. C .

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