What was found
DURING PHASE 4 INSPECTION FOUND THE LEFT WING RIB 5 CRACKED, BETWEEN SPAR II AND SPAR III. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION INFORMATION IS PENDING.
- Difficulty date
- July 26, 2011
- Submitted
- July 28, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N625AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145115
- Aircraft time
- 28,185 hours, 26,859 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- 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.