Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
May 14, 2009
Submitted
May 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N855AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145747
Aircraft time
14,557 hours, 11,723 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
14554052003
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

MTX NOTED BIRD STRIKE DAMAGE AT 65 INCH AFT FROM RADOME RIGHT FUSELAGE ABOUT 3 FEET WIDE AND 4 FEET LONG AND ABOUT 40 RIVETS PULLED THROUGH SKIN. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO MQT FOR REPAIRS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD FUSELAGE UPPER SKIN, UPPER FRAMES 2R, 3R, 4R, 5R, LOWER FRAME 2R, 3R REPAIRED UPPER FRAME 6R, AND REPLACED STRINGERS 4R AND 6R IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 51-40-02, 51-30-01, EO-EM-53MR-1264 AND EO-EM-53MR-1268. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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