diff --git a/include/interfaces/reader/eas3.h b/include/interfaces/reader/eas3.h
index 650d20f..b1bc4d8 100644
--- a/include/interfaces/reader/eas3.h
+++ b/include/interfaces/reader/eas3.h
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@
   !                structure.                                                                                  !
   !                                                                                                            !
   \*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-  bwc_data*
+  eas3_data*
   read_eas3(char *const filename);
 
   /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
diff --git a/src/interfaces/reader/eas3.c b/src/interfaces/reader/eas3.c
index 9bbffa5..9fa436b 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/reader/eas3.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/reader/eas3.c
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ write_eas3_header(FILE *const fp, eas3_data *const data)
 !                20.06.2018  Patrick Vogler     B87D120     V 0.1.0     function created                     !
 !                                                                                                            !
 \*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-bwc_data*
+eas3_data*
 read_eas3(char *const filename)
 {
    /*-----------------------*\
@@ -1299,16 +1299,17 @@ read_eas3(char *const filename)
    uint64   Lfield;
    uint64   i;
    uint32   root;
+   FILE    *fp;
 
    /*-----------------------*\
    ! DEFINE STRUCTS:         !
    \*-----------------------*/
-   bwc_data          *data;
+   eas3_data          *data;
 
    /*--------------------------------------------------------*\
    ! Allocate the data structure.                             !
    \*--------------------------------------------------------*/
-   data = calloc(1,  sizeof(bwc_data));
+   data = calloc(1,  sizeof(eas3_data));
    if(!data)
    {
       // memory allocation error
@@ -1316,23 +1317,17 @@ read_eas3(char *const filename)
       return NULL;
    }
 
-   /*--------------------------------------------------------*\
-   ! Set the file identifier used to select the appropriate   !
-   ! write operation during decompression.                    !
-   \*--------------------------------------------------------*/   
-   strncpy(data->info.f_ext, "eas", 4);
-
    /*--------------------------------------------------------*\
    ! Open the specified file for reading. If the file doesn't !
    ! exist, exit the bwc command-line tool.                   !
    \*--------------------------------------------------------*/
-   if((data->fp = fopen(filename, "rb")) == NULL)
+   if((fp = fopen(filename, "rb")) == NULL)
    {
       // error opening file
       fprintf(stderr, "o##########################################################o\n"\
                       "|   ERROR: Could not open or read %-25s|\n"\
                       "o##########################################################o\n", filename);
-      bwc_free_data(data);
+      fclose(fp);
       return NULL;
    }
 
@@ -1340,10 +1335,10 @@ read_eas3(char *const filename)
    ! Parse the eas3 header and store the information in the   !
    ! data structure.                                          !
    \*--------------------------------------------------------*/
-   if(read_eas3_header(data))
+   if(read_eas3_header(fp, data))
    {
       //error reading eas3 header
-      bwc_free_data(data);
+      eas3_free_data(data);
    }
 
    /*--------------------------------------------------------*\
@@ -1351,19 +1346,19 @@ read_eas3(char *const filename)
    ! file and store the information in the bwc_gl_data struc- !
    ! ture.                                                    !
    \*--------------------------------------------------------*/
-   root   = ftell(data->fp);
-   fseek(data->fp, 0L,   SEEK_END); 
-   Lfield = (ftell(data->fp) - root) / sizeof(double);
-   fseek(data->fp, root, SEEK_SET);
+   root   = ftell(fp);
+   fseek(fp, 0L,   SEEK_END);
+   Lfield = (ftell(fp) - root) / sizeof(double);
+   fseek(fp, root, SEEK_SET);
 
    /*--------------------------------------------------------*\
    ! Check if the file_size coincide with the specified dimen-!
    ! sions, timesteps number of parameters or bitdepth speci- !
    ! fied in the eas3 file header.                            !
    \*--------------------------------------------------------*/
-   if(Lfield != data->info.nX   * data->info.nY  * 
-                data->info.nZ   * data->info.nTS * 
-                                  data->info.nPar)
+   if(Lfield != data->params.ndim1 * data->params.ndim2  *
+                data->params.ndim3 * data->params.nts *
+                                     data->params.npar)
    {
       // error in file size
       fprintf(stderr, "o##########################################################o\n"\
@@ -1372,11 +1367,11 @@ read_eas3(char *const filename)
                       "|        and number of parameters specified in the file    |\n"\
                       "|        header.                                           |\n"\
                       "o##########################################################o\n");
-      bwc_free_data(data);
+      eas3_free_data(data);
       return NULL;
    }
 
-   if(data->info.parameter->precision == 4)
+   if(data->params.accuracy == 1)
    {
       /*--------------------------------------------------------*\
       ! Allocate the real field that will hold the numerical     !
@@ -1384,22 +1379,22 @@ read_eas3(char *const filename)
       \*--------------------------------------------------------*/
       data->field.d = NULL;
       data->field.f = calloc(Lfield, sizeof(float));
-      if(!data->field.d)
+      if(!data->field.f)
       {
          // memory allocation error
          fprintf(stderr, MEMERROR);
-         bwc_free_data(data);
+         eas3_free_data(data);
          return NULL;
       }
 
       /*--------------------------------------------------------*\
       ! Read the flow field data from the specified eas3 file.   !
       \*--------------------------------------------------------*/
-      if(fread(data->field.f, sizeof(float), Lfield, data->fp) != Lfield)
+      if(fread(data->field.f, sizeof(float), Lfield, fp) != Lfield)
       {
          // invalid read
          fprintf(stderr, RDERROR);
-         bwc_free_data(data);
+         eas3_free_data(data);
          return NULL;
       }
 
@@ -1412,7 +1407,7 @@ read_eas3(char *const filename)
          endian_conversion(&data->field.f[i], 4);
       }
    }
-   else if(data->info.parameter->precision == 8)
+   else if(data->params.accuracy == 2)
    {
       /*--------------------------------------------------------*\
       ! Allocate the real field that will hold the numerical     !
@@ -1424,18 +1419,18 @@ read_eas3(char *const filename)
       {
          // memory allocation error
          fprintf(stderr, MEMERROR);
-         bwc_free_data(data);
+         eas3_free_data(data);
          return NULL;
       }
 
       /*--------------------------------------------------------*\
       ! Read the flow field data from the specified eas3 file.   !
       \*--------------------------------------------------------*/
-      if(fread(data->field.d, sizeof(double), Lfield, data->fp) != Lfield)
+      if(fread(data->field.d, sizeof(double), Lfield, fp) != Lfield)
       {
          // invalid read
          fprintf(stderr, RDERROR);
-         bwc_free_data(data);
+         eas3_free_data(data);
          return NULL;
       }
 
@@ -1453,8 +1448,8 @@ read_eas3(char *const filename)
    ! Close the file pointer and return the bwc_data structure !
    ! to the function caller.                                  !
    \*--------------------------------------------------------*/
-   fclose(data->fp);
-   data->fp = NULL;
+   fclose(fp);
+   fp = NULL;
    return data;
 }