Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
November 16, 2020
Submitted
December 2, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13124
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145689
Aircraft time
44,264 hours, 27,920 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Deformed
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

FWD FUSELAGE LT SIDE, THE SKIN IS DEFORMED AROUND THE TAT PROBE. ON FWD FUSELAGE LT SIDE SKIN, AROUND TAT PROBE, PAINT STRIPPED FOR INVESTIGATION. TAT PROBE INNER BASE REMOVED FOR INVESTIGATION. AFTER INVESTIGATION, THE TAT PROBE INNER BASE FOUND WITH DEFORMATION AND THIS IS WHAT WAS CAUSING THE SKIN DEFORMATION. NEW TAT PROBE INNER BASE ORDERED FOR REPLACEMENT. FWD FUSE LT SIDE SKIN AROUND TAT PROBE OUT WISELY INSPECTED USING A 30X MAGNIFYING GLASSES AND NO FAULT FOUND. NEW TAT PROBE INNER BASE INSTALLED WITH SOLID RIVETS. LT SIDE FWD FUSELAGE AROUND THE TAT PROBE PAINTED.

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