Service difficulty report · Skin · Emb ERJ190100IGW

Difficulty date
October 19, 2019
Submitted
October 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N339JB
Make and model
Emb ERJ190100IGW
Aircraft serial
19000490
Aircraft time
23,219 hours, 15,428 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
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

DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE, N339JB (MSN 490) WAS REPORTED WITH A VISIBLE CRACK WAS DETECTED AFFECTING THE RIGHT HAND WING AFT REAR SPAR LOWER SKIN P/N 190-33065-032 AFT EDGE, BETWEEN RIB 10/RIB 11 (SEE REF /1/ EA). THE DAMAGE WAS OUT OF THE SRM’S SCOPE. FURTHER INSPECTIONS FOUND THREE ADDITIONAL CRACKED HOLES COMMON TO THE WING AFT REAR SPAR, AFFECTING THE LOWER SKIN ONLY. EMBRAER WAS CONTACTED AND INSTRUCTED TO TRIM OUT TWO CRACKED SKIN SECTIONS, OVERSIZING THE REMAINING TWO AFFECTED HOLES, PERFORMING NDT INSPECTIONS, FABRICATING AND INSTALLING TWO REPAIR BUSHINGS, FABRICATING AND INSTALLING ALUMINUM REPAIR FILLER, AND INSTALLING A DOUBLER PN 191-34897-001. THIS EC E19-744-01 WILL PROVIDE TEMPORARY REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS VALID FOR 12 MONTHS. EC E19-744-02 WILL TRACK THE 12-MONTH DTA; EMBRAER APPROVED THIS REPAIR PER REF /2/ ETD AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR.

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