What was found
A 1.26 LONG CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE LT WING UPPER TRAILING EDGE SKIN ADJACENT TO THE CENTER SPOILER HINGE CUTOUT. REPAIRED CRACK IAW EC5740-01140. AIRCRAFT RELEASED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- March 7, 2008
- Submitted
- March 10, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14930
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145EP
- Aircraft serial
- 145011
- Aircraft time
- 21,967 hours, 20,652 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt 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.