What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND THE RIGHT WING RIB 5 CRACKED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RIB 5 IAW EO EM-57MR-595. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- April 16, 2013
- Submitted
- April 16, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N608LM
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145
- Aircraft serial
- 145068
- Aircraft time
- 35,904 hours, 29,844 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 14567083602
- 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.