What was found
DURING HEAVY CHECK, FOUND LT RIB 11 LOWER FWD FLANGE AND RIB 12 LOWER FLANGE CRACKED AT AFT RIVET. MX REPAIRED BOTH CRACKED FLANGES IAW RTD 2014-170-070454.
- Difficulty date
- August 7, 2014
- Submitted
- August 25, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N829MD
- Make and model
- Emb ERJ170100SU
- Aircraft serial
- 17000049
- Aircraft time
- 22,891 hours, 17,346 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- 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.