# SDR SIMA20180217007

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 17, 2018
- Submitted: February 19, 2018
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N696AE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N696AE), registered now
- Make and model: Emb EMB-145LR
- Registry model: [EMB EMB-145LR](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 14500874
- Aircraft time: 32,401 hours, 27,529 cycles
- System (JASC): [5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5330)
- Part: Skin
- Part number: 14520552003
- Condition: Gouged
- Location: Frame 19
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA20180217007

## Discrepancy

FUSELAGE SKIN UNDER FWD GPS ANTENNA FOUND GOUGED, AFTER ANTENNA REMOVAL.  BLENDED THE GOUGES,  FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-21-01, AND 53-10-03, TABLE 101.  REMOVED DAMAGED MATERIAL, AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION IAW NDTM 51-00-00-916-801-A NO DEFECTS NOTED.  FABRICATED, LOCATED, AND INSTALLED A FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW ETD-2018-145-013915, AND  EM-53-071.

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