Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
September 3, 2009
Submitted
September 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N293UX
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120293
Aircraft time
25,997 hours, 27,731 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
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

MAJOR REPAIR - UPON INSP, A DENT IN THE FUSELAGE UNDER THE LWR COMM ANTENNA WAS FOUND AT FS 5790. DAMAGE APPROX 16.5 INCHES X 18.5 INCHES. THE COLUMN BETWEEN STR 21L AND 21R AT FS 5790 IS ALSO BROKEN. SKIN CLIP ALSO BROKE AT 5790 AND 5873. MX REPAIRED THE FUSELAGE DENT AT FS 5790 BETWEEN STR 21L AND 21R IAW EO 09-120-53-018. RII INSP IAW EO 09-120-53-018. MATERIALS UTILIZED ARE INCLUDED IN THE EO.

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