What was found
PILOTS SIDE WINDOW POST CRACKED AT BOTTOM FORWARD CORNER, OVER 1 INCH LONG CRACK EXTENDS THROUGH RIVET. DISCOVERED ON PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. COMPLIED WITH SB 120-53-0072 RII CARD 53, INSTALLATION OF DOUBLER TO POST SKIN.
- Difficulty date
- September 17, 2002
- Submitted
- September 17, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N289YV
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120289
- Aircraft time
- 20,963 hours, 25,798 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW118A
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Window Post
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.