Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
August 17, 2020
Submitted
August 25, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14179
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500896
Aircraft time
37,069 hours, 24,592 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing Le
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

LEFT HAND LEADING EDGE 3 HAS SUSPECTED CRACKS ON THE OUTBOARD VORTILLON AND THE NEXT VORTILLON INBOARD OF IT. R&R LT #3 LEADING EDGE. OPERATIONS CHECK AND LEAKED CHECK SAT AT THIS TIME.

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