Service difficulty report · Frame · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
March 15, 2022
Submitted
March 15, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
2A6R933B
Air Methods, LLC
Aircraft
N135AN
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0351
Aircraft time
7,695 hours, 38,624 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
L533M1088103
Condition
Cracked
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

DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE LH CABIN FRAME #5 ASSEMBLY (PN: L533M1088103) AND REINFORCEMENT ANGLE (PN: L533M1088218) AT APPROXIMATELY FUSELAGE STATION 4,709MM, WATER LINE 2,350MM. THERE IS ONE CRACK ON EACH STRUCTURE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AT THE LOWER MEDICAL WALL MOUNT LOCATION, EACH MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.75” IN LENGTH. THE DAMAGE IS RELATED TO THE AFT MEDICAL WALL & SEAT INSTALLATION INSTALLED PER METRO AVIATION STC # SR09164 – DRAWING 135M-420.

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