What was found
DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX ATTACHING FITTING WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED.
- Difficulty date
- October 18, 2007
- Submitted
- October 19, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N417MC
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117B2
- Aircraft serial
- 7150
- Aircraft time
- 11,372 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A42
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 1053040212
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 11,372 hours
- 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.