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
Lt Wing Le
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

FOUND CRACK ON LT WING LEADING EDGE #3 SKIN AT OUTBOARD VORTILLON MOUNTING POINT. FOUND CRACK TO BE APPROXIMATELY HALF AN INCH IN LEGNTH ON THE FWD SIDE OF THE VENT HOLE AND FOUND AN ADDITIONAL CRACK ON THE AFT SIDE OF THE VENT HOLE AND FOUND AN ADDITIONAL CRACK ON THE AFT SIDE OF THE VENT HOLE TO BE APPROXIMATELY .20". REMOVED THE REST OF THE VORTILLONS ON LT LEADING EDGE #3. FOUND CRACKS ON #2 AND #3 VORTILLON MOUNTING POINTS. #2 VORILLON MOUNTING POINT HAS A CRACK FWD OF THE VENT HOLE THAT APPROXIMATELY .5" IN LENGTH AND AFT OF THE VENT HOLE APPROXIMATELY .10". VORTILLON #3 MOUNTING POINT HAS A CRACK FWD OF THE VENT HOLE THAT IS APPROXIMATELY .5" AND 2 CRACKS AFT OF THE VENT HOLE, ONE BEING .10" AND THE OTHER .05". R&R LT WING LEADING EDGE. OPERATIONS CHECK SATISFACTORY. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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