Service difficulty report · Rib · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
November 8, 2018
Submitted
November 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N21154
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145772
Aircraft time
39,057 hours, 23,958 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wng-Bdy Fairing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

CRACKED RIB END ON AFT WING-TO-FUSELAGE FAIRING SUPPORT IN LH MLG WELL. FOUND ADDITIONAL CRACK IN FAIRING SUPPORT WEB STOP-DRILLED CRACK ENDS OF FAIRING SUPPORT WEB. PERFORMED NDI USING 30X MAGNIFIER AND FOUND NO FURTHER CRACKING. RIB END REPLACEMENT AND DEFERRAL OF PERMANENT REPAIR STILL REQUIRED.

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