What was found
IN FLIGHT, FELT STRANGE VIBRATION FOR A FEW SECONDS. UPON CONDUCTING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND A SECTION OF UPPER AILERON FAIRING MISSING. REMOVED DAMAGED LEFT AILERON UPPER FAIRING AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
- Difficulty date
- April 16, 2001
- Submitted
- April 18, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N237SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120314
- Aircraft time
- 12,380 hours, 17,379 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW118B
- System (JASC)
- 5751 · Ailerons
- Part
- Fairing
- Condition
- Departed
- Location
- Aileron
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- D, E
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.