What was found
WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS IN HEAVY CHECK MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT RIB 52 WHEEL WELL FORWARD BULKHEAD CRACKED AT PREVIOUS REPAIR. MAINTENANCE STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW EMB 175 SRM 53-22-04. THE AIRCRAFT IS OUT OF SERVICE IN HEAVY CHECK.
- Difficulty date
- March 14, 2013
- Submitted
- March 21, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N101HQ
- Make and model
- Emb ERJ170200LR
- Aircraft serial
- 17000156
- Aircraft time
- 16,369 hours, 12,740 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 1700869005
- 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.