What was found
DURING A-CHECK INSPECTION THE RT WING SKIN WAS FOUND TO HAVE A .70" LOG CRACK AT THE CUT-OUT FOR THE SPOILER CENTER HINGE POINT. INSTALLED A REPAIR DOUBLER TO THE AFFECTED AREA AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- December 5, 2012
- Submitted
- December 7, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N15926
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145EP
- Aircraft serial
- 145005
- Aircraft time
- 30,960 hours, 30,008 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 14567011006
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 600
- 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.