What was found
AFTER REMOVAL OF NR 1 ENGINE, FOUND THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER TUBE HAD CHAFED THROUGH THE ENGINE DECK SKIN 130MM LONG 5MM WIDE AND A 34MM CRACK IN THE MIDDLE.
- Difficulty date
- January 20, 2010
- Submitted
- January 20, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N156AM
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117B1
- Aircraft serial
- 7173
- Aircraft time
- 10,996 hours, 44,693 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Floor Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 400
- Part time
- 10,996 hours, 44,693 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.