Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
July 10, 2012
Submitted
July 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71GL
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120071
Aircraft time
45,705 hours, 48,326 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 4410.5
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 - DURING A SCHEDULED ROUTINE INSPECTION, FOUND THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 4410.5 BETWEEN STRINGERS 19L & 18L ON FRAME 14 DENTED, DENT AT AREAS THAT FASTENERS PULLED THRU SKIN, DENT AREA .50" INWORD AT DEEPEST AREA, .9" CRACK AT STRINGER 18L AT FRAME 14, .25", CRACK AT STRINER 19L AT FRAME 14, 1.15" IN LENGTH. REPAIRED THE AFFECTED AREA AND PERFORMED ALL REQUIRED RII INSPECTIONS IAW EO 12-120-53-002. MATERIALS UTILIZED ARE INCLUDED IN THE EO.

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