Service difficulty report · Tail Boom · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
May 23, 2024
Submitted
May 23, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N676LF
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9115
Aircraft time
7,009 hours, 25,241 cycles
Part
Tail Boom
Part number
B535M2095102
Part serial
9115
Condition
Cracked
Part time
7,009 hours, 25,241 cycles
Stage of operation
AA
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

MULTIPLE CRACKS/RIVETS FOUND IN TAIL BOOM. CRACK ON THE OMEGA THAT GOES UNDER THE 10L CRACKS AT FASTENERS ON BOTH SIDES L/H WEDGE RIVETS MAKING A GOOD BIT OF MUD AT MULTIPLE SEAMS & RIVETS.