Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
September 13, 2013
Submitted
September 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N296SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120325
Aircraft time
35,071 hours, 48,642 cycles
Part
Skin
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

FOUND A CRACK DEEPER THAN .40" & .5" IN LENGTH AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BELLY AT FS 11715.0 BETWEEN STRINGER 21L & 21R WITH CORROSION. C-CHECK REPAIRED CRACKED & CORRODED SKIN SECTION AT FS 11715.0 FRAME 35 BETWEEN STRINGER 21L & 21R IAW ETD.

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