What was found
DURING C CHECK LT OMEGA BEAM WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK ON RIVET AT FRAME 22. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED CRACK ON RIVET IAW CONTINENTAL EXPRESS EC 5320-01081. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED TO RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 9, 2002
- Submitted
- November 10, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14933
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145ER
- Aircraft serial
- 145018
- Aircraft time
- 11,963 hours, 9,373 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Beam
- Part number
- 14521700007
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cabin
- 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.