What was found
TAILBOOM WAS FOUND TO HAVE 32 RIVETS IN THE AFT PART OF TOP SKIN THAT WERE TOO SHORT. RECEIVED REPAIRED.
- Difficulty date
- August 19, 2009
- Submitted
- August 19, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N990SL
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117B2
- Aircraft serial
- 7057
- Aircraft time
- 6,068 hours, 20,997 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 11730002V01
- Part serial
- 7051
- Condition
- Misrepaired
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 12,732 hours, 53,319 cycles
- 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.