What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND THE RIGHT WING SKIN AT SPOILER HINGE CRACKED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPAIRED THE RIGHT WING SKIN CRACK AT SPOILER HINGE POINT IAW EM-57MR-661. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- April 8, 2013
- Submitted
- April 10, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N602AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145048
- Aircraft time
- 35,872 hours, 30,023 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 14567010406
- 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.