Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
August 13, 2020
Submitted
August 25, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N11194
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500940
Aircraft time
35,948 hours, 23,265 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vortilon
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

SUSPECTED CRACKS ON RT LEADING EDGE #3 VORTILLON MOUNTING POINTS. REMOVED ALL RT LEADING EDGE #3 VORTILLONS. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF VORTILLON MOUNTING POINTS. FOUND CRACKS AND DAMAGE AT VORTILLON MOUNTING POINTS 6, 7, AND 8. #6 VORTILLON MOUNTING POINT HAS A CRACK AFT OF THE VENT HOLE APPROX .40 INCHES IN LENGTH, A CUT IN THE METAL APROX .10" AFT OF THE VENT HOLE, A CRACK COMING OFF OF THE CUT APPROXIMATELY .15" AND A GOUGE THAT TAKES THE SHAPE OF THE VENT HOLE CIRCUMFERENCE. #7 VORTILLON MOUNTING POINT HAS A CRACK FWD OF THE VENT HOLE APPROXIMATELY .60" AND A CUT AFT OF THE VENT HOLE. #8 VORTILLON MOUNTING POINT HAS A CRACK APPROXIMATELY .50" FWD OF THE VENT HOLE AND A GOUGE AFT OF THE VENT HOLE THAT TAKES THE SHAPE OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE VENT HOLE.

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