What was found
MAJOR REPAIR - MX REPORTED THAT WHILE CHANGING THE RT HEAT EXCHANGER THEY FOUND A SMALL PINHOLE CHAFED INTO THE FUSELAGE AT FS 12100.0 BETWEEN FRAMES 35 AND 36, BETWEEN STRINGERS 14R AND 15R.
- Difficulty date
- October 8, 2010
- Submitted
- October 14, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N293UX
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120293
- Aircraft time
- 27,836 hours, 29,431 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW118
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Chafed
- Location
- Bs 12100
- 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.