What was found
DURING 1000 HR INSPECTION FOUND VERTICAL STAB TOP RIB HAS EXFOLIATION CORROSION BEHIND SEVERAL NUTPLATES.
- Difficulty date
- June 2, 2021
- Submitted
- June 2, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Filed by
- 2A6R933B
Air Methods, LLC - Aircraft
- N163BF
- Make and model
- Urocop EC135P2
- Aircraft serial
- 0671
- Aircraft time
- 5,422 hours, 22,779 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- L535A3501202
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 5,422 hours, 22,779 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.