What was found
DURING A 1000 HOUR AIR FRAME INSPECTION, FOUND FRAME #5 FWD ANGLE LEFT SIDE AT FS 4700MM WITH TWO CRACKS ONE AT THE TOP LOCATION AND ONE LOWER LOCATION OF THE METRO MED WALL ATTACH POINTS. BOTH CRACKS ARE 3/4 OF AN INCH LONG.
- Difficulty date
- June 29, 2021
- Submitted
- June 29, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Filed by
- 2A6R933B
Air Methods, LLC - Aircraft
- N135HN
- Make and model
- Urocop EC135P2
- Aircraft serial
- 0839
- Aircraft time
- 7,614 hours, 21,588 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- L533M1105103
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- Part time
- 7,614 hours, 21,588 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.