Service difficulty report · Skin · Urocop EC120B

Difficulty date
May 3, 2011
Submitted
May 13, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3926A
Make and model
Urocop EC120B
Aircraft serial
1598
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2F
Part
Skin
Condition
Chafed
Location
Tailboom
Component
Tailboom
Component part number
C535S1101055
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.

What was found

DURING THE INSTALLATION OF A TAIL BOOM ON THE SAME MODEL ACFT THAT HAD BEEN REPAIRED FOR CRACKING IN THE LT FWD VOR ANTENNA MOUNT THE MECHANIC NOTED CHAFING ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE INNER TAIL BOOM SKIN UNDER THE WIRE HARNESSES. IN SOME CASES IT HAD PENETRATED THE COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND INTO THE HONEYCOMB. THIS ACFT WAS ALSO SUBJECTED TO THE SAME TYPE DAMAGE IN THIS AREA. MFG ISSUED REPAIR SHEET AE2010-102 TO ADDRESS THE REPAIR OF THIS DEFECT. SUGGEST ADDING THIS AREA TO ITS INSP OR ICA CKLIST NOT TO EXCEED 200 HOURS BETWEEN INSPECTIONS FOR ACFT NOT REPAIRED IAW THE ABOVE REPAIR SHEET.

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