Service difficulty report · Tape · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
October 21, 2018
Submitted
October 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145616
Aircraft time
36,229 hours, 31,952 cycles
Part
Tape
Condition
Missing
Location
Windshield
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

ON CLIMB OUT OF DFW WE HEARD A LOUD BANG NOISE COMING FROM CAPTAIN SIDE SPEEDTAPE WAS PEELING OFF. C/W VISUAL INSP FWD AREA OF AIRCRAFT. FOUND SPEED TAPE DAMAGED AND MISSING ON CAPT SIDE OF A/C. REMOVED AND REAPPLIED SPEED TAPE ON DAMAGED AND MISSING AREA OF CAPT W/S IAW AMM 56-10-01 AND TDMI 831T5658. REMOVED SPEED-TAPE AND OBSERVED CAPT WINDSHIELD FILLET SEALANT TO BE FULLY CURED IAW SRM 51-20-01.

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