What was found
COCKPIT LEFT SIDE CRACK IN INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN FRAME 12A AND 13 (2 CRACKED RIVETS NEAR CRACK). FOUND DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. STOP-DRILLED CRACK AND FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW EMB SRM 51-40-02 AND 51-00-00.
- Difficulty date
- November 12, 2002
- Submitted
- January 3, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N209SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120269
- Aircraft time
- 27,802 hours, 34,166 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Intercostal
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.