Service difficulty report · Frame · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
February 9, 2022
Submitted
February 9, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
2A6R933B
Air Methods, LLC
Aircraft
N611SJ
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9303
Aircraft time
5,584 hours, 13,599 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
B533K5605203
Part serial
NSN
Condition
None
Location
Zone 200
Part time
5,584 hours, 13,599 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

DURING INSPECTION, FOUND THE RH FRAME 4 INNER SKIN (PN: B533K5605-203) IS DAMAGED IN THE FORM OF DISCREPANT HOLES FROM THE INSTALLATION OF AN INTERIOR PANEL BRACKET. THERE ARE 2EA DISCREPANT HOLES NEAR THE FWD EDGE OF THE INNER SKIN. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: FOLLOWED AIRBUS RDAS -BK117-53-2022-0170 AND BLENDED THE DAMAGE TO SMOOTH CONTOURS REMOVING THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF MATERIAL NECESSARY. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER (PN: RDAS-BK117-53-2022-0170.01) USING A MINIMUM OF 0.020”THICK 301 ¼ HARD, OR HARDER, STAINLESS STEEL). SIZE THE DOUBLER TO ACCOMMODATE THE INSTALLATION OF THE FASTENER PATTERN. CONTOURED THE DOUBLER TO MATCH THE PROFILE OF THE INNER SKIN. RADIUS ALL DOUBLER CORNERS TO A MINIMUM OF 0.25”. PILOT DRILL FOR NEW FASTENER LOCATIONS ENSURING A MINIMUM OF 2D ED AND 4D – 8D PD. APPLIED SEALANT TO THE FAYING SURFACES OF THE REPAIR DOUBLER AND AIRCRAFT. IN EXISTING LOCATIONS, INSTALLED FASTENERS OF THE SAME TYPE AND SIZE AS WERE ORIGINALLY INSTALLED. IN ALL NEW FASTENER LOCATIONS, INSTALLED MS20470AD4 RIVETS (ALTERNATIVELY, INSTALL CR3213-4 BLIND RIVETS). INSTALLED ALL FASTENERS WET, AND ALLOW THE SEALANT TO CURE PER THE MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTIONS