What was found
DURING HMBV INSPECTION FOUND RIGHT WING RIB 5 TO BE CRACKED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIB 5 IAW EO EM-57MR-595. 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)
- 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.