Service difficulty report · Seal · Emb ERJ190100IGW

Difficulty date
August 14, 2018
Submitted
January 14, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N190JB
Make and model
Emb ERJ190100IGW
Aircraft serial
19000011
Aircraft time
35,710 hours, 22,699 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Pylon
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

FLT 440, CLE-BOS. DURING AN ENGINE CHANGE AT BOS, WAS REPORTED WITH TWO CRACKS AT THE LT PYLON SUPPORT INBOARD SEAL (PN 190-03266-004) MEASURING 9MM LONG AND OUTBOARD SEAL (190-03266-003) MEASURING 21MM LONG. THERE ARE NO ALLOWABLES IN THE SRM AND CONTACTED INSTRUCTING TO PERFORM A STOP-DRILL TO THE CRACKS, FABRICATE AND INSTALL A TEMPORARY REPAIR DOUBLER. THIS EC E18-647-01 EMBODIES TEMPORARY REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS PER REF /1/ ETD VALID FOR 5000FH. EC E18-647-02 EMBODIES PERMANENT REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS DETAILING SEALS REPLACEMENT WITHIN 5000FH; APPROVED THIS REPAIR PER REF /1/ ETD AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR.

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