What was found
CRACK DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE RH FRAME 5 BEHIND THE RADIUS APPROXIMATELY 1.00” ABOVE THE FWD ATTACHMENT FITTING FOR THE AVIONICS PLATE. THE CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 1.35” IN LENGTH.
- Difficulty date
- November 9, 2022
- Submitted
- November 9, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Filed by
- 2A6D933B
Air Methods LLC - Aircraft
- N912EF
- Make and model
- Urocop EC135T2
- Aircraft serial
- 0421
- Aircraft time
- 6,098 hours, 21,895 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIUS2B2
- Engine time
- 6,098 hours, 11,977 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Frm 5
- Part time
- 6,098 hours, 21,835 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.