Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb ERJ190100IGW

Difficulty date
March 9, 2026
Submitted
March 9, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
EE4Y151M
Cooperativa Autogestionaria de Servicios Aeroindus
Aircraft
N304JB
Make and model
Emb ERJ190100IGW
Aircraft serial
19000257
Aircraft time
39,175 hours, 26,111 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

CUSTOMER REPORTS TWO LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGES AFFECTING THE CENTER FUSELAGE I SKIN, LOCATED AT FR33 + 242 MM (DAMAGE #1) AND FR33 + 394 MM (DAMAGE #2) ON STR 26L. DAMAGE #1 WAS COMPLETELY REMOVED BY BLEND-OUT. DAMAGE #2, DEPTH EXCEEDED 50% OF THE SKIN THICKNESS, SO IT WAS REMOVED BY DRILLING A HOLE THROUGH THE SKIN. THE BLEND-OUT AREA (DAMAGE #1) WAS EVALUATED PER SRM 53-21-01 AD51 AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS, AS IT IS LOCATED IN A NON-PERMISSIBLE ZONE (GREY AREA) AND EXCEEDS 10% OF THE SKIN THICKNESS. THIS CONDITION REPORTEDWAS REPAIRED IAW ETD2026-190-001960 DTD JAN 31 2026 AND DOCUMENTED UNDER COOPESA EOCOO-EO-2026-23835-R00. JOB A1Q328 ITEN 21-7

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