What was found
WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS IN HEAVY CHECK MAINTENANCE FOUND CRACK LIKE INDICATIONS A3 HOLE LEFT WING SPAR 2. MAINTENANCE REAMED A3 HOLE LEFT WING SPAR 2 IAW EMB SB 170-57-0053 REV 1. THE AIRCRAFT IS OUT OF SERVICE IN HEAVY CHECK.
- Difficulty date
- November 24, 2012
- Submitted
- December 2, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N803MD
- Make and model
- Emb ERJ170100SU
- Aircraft serial
- 17000015
- Aircraft time
- 21,792 hours, 16,335 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5711 · Wing Spar
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 17032011001
- 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.