Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
December 13, 2021
Submitted
January 4, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
2A6R933B
Air Methods, LLC
Aircraft
N145HC
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9053
Aircraft time
6,156 hours, 37,295 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
B533K5606212
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
6,156 hours, 37,295 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.

What was found

CRACK DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE LEFT SIDE AFT BOX BEAM INNER SKIN PANEL (PN: B533K5606-212) MEASURED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 0.625” LONG. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED VIA A REPAIR DOUBLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIRBUS RDAS-BK117-53-2021-4226, REVISION B DATED 02 DEC 2021.