Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
December 22, 2009
Submitted
December 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N96ZK
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120096
Aircraft time
37,720 hours, 40,731 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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 ROUTINE SCHEDULED MX A CRACK WAS FOUND AT THE LOWER LT CORNER OF THE PILOTS WINDOW CUTOUT AT FS 3900 AND STRINGER 10L. CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY .55" IN LENGTH. MX REPAIRED THE AFFECTED AREA AND PERFORMED THE REQUIRED RII INSPECTIONS IAW EO 09-120-53-019. MATERIALS UTLIZED ARE LISTED IN THE EO.

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