Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
April 27, 2020
Submitted
June 5, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117SY
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000416
Aircraft time
16,477 hours, 8,934 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Condition
Dented
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

TWO DENTS FOUND OUT-OF-LIMITS ON THE LEFT SIDE FORWARD FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL LOCATED AT FRAME 11 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 17L AND 18L. DENT FORWARD OF FRAME 11 MEASURES 3.84"L X 3.18"W X .060"D WITH A CREASE. DENT AFT OF FRAME 11 MEASURES 2.16"L X 1.45"W X .033"D. RTS RECOMMENDS COMPLIANCE OF SRM BEFORE NEXT FLIGHT. DAMAGE DETERMINED TO BE MAJOR REPAIR FILED OPEN. PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR TO TWO DENTS ON THE LEFT SIDE FORWARD FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL LOCATED AT FRAME 11 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 17L AND 18L. PERFORMED REPAIR IN REFERENCE TO SRM. COMPLIED WITH TASK CARD STRUCTUAL MAJOR REPAIR.

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