Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
March 8, 2025
Submitted
March 10, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N629QX
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000683
Aircraft time
19,879 hours, 13,429 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLIGHT 2045. TWO LARGE BIRD STRIKES ON NOSE AREA NEAR PITOT TUBES ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT ON DESCENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE.DENT ON FUSELAGE FR03-02 AND STR 20R-22R MEASUREING 6.5”AT ITS LONGEST X 3.6”H X 0.1” DEPTH. NO CRACKS. DENT ON FUSELAGE FR01-02 AND JUST ABOVE STR 18L MEASUREING 3.9”W AT ITS WIDEST X .075”D AND RAISE OF .045” X ~8.5”H. NO CRACKS. CRACK ON RADOME LH UPPER SIDE BELOW TO LATCH. DAMAGED RADOME LATCH IN UPPER LH POSITION. DENT FOUND ON RADOME TO FUSELAGE FRAME AT FR 01 FROM STGR 12 L TO STGR 17 L. .400 DEPT 9 INCHES LONG BY 3 INCHES WIDE. FOUND 2 CRACKS ON FUSELAGE TO RADOME FRAME GUTTER ASSY FROM APPROX STGR 12L TO STGR 17L. AIRCRAFT FERRIED FOR REPAIRS AND IS CURRENTLY OUT OF SERVICE.

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