What was found
DURING HMBV INSPECTION FOUND RIGHT WING RIB 5 TO BE CRACKED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RIGHT HAND RIB 5 AS REQUIRED. IAW EO EM-57MR-595R1. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- March 5, 2013
- Submitted
- April 24, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N602AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145048
- Aircraft time
- 35,869 hours, 30,020 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 14566134008
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt 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.