Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
October 8, 2019
Submitted
October 10, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N235SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120310
Aircraft time
43,038 hours, 60,233 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
43,038 hours, 60,233 cycles
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

LH WING UPPER SKIN HAS CORROSION AFT OF VORTEX GENERATOR BETWEEN RIBS 22 AND 23. NOMINAL THICKNESS .080" OUT OF LIMITS (REF EMB120 SRM 57-20-01 AND 57-00-01 REV 58). CUTOUT BLENDED AREA (IAW EMB120 SRM 57-20-01 REV 58). LAYED OUT AND FABIRCATED DOUBLER FROM .080" 2024T3. INSTALLED DOUBLER (PER EMB ETD 2019-120-101457 REV 1). APPLIED FILLER SEAL TO DOUBLER, CAP SEALED FASTENERS WITHIN FUEL TANK AND RESTORED ORIGINAL FINISHING OF THE REPAIR AREA (PER EMB ETD 2019-120-101457 AND EMB120 SRM 51-22-00 REV 58).

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