Service difficulty report · Boot · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
November 21, 2001
Submitted
November 28, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N569SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120344
Aircraft time
7,811 hours, 11,178 cycles
Part
Boot
Condition
Damaged
Location
Right Wing
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

OUTBOARD LEFT WING AND OUTBOARD RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE DEICERS FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY AT FL200. SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY FOR 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO FAILURE. BOTH TIMERS 1 AND 2 RESULTED IN FAILURES AS PER QRH. INSPECTED AND FOUND HOLE IN RIGHT BOOT - OUTER TOP AREA. REPAIRED WITH BFG DEICER PATCH. OPERATIONALLY CHECKS GOOD. LIGHTS AND FUNCTION OF INFLATION OK.

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