Service difficulty report · Keelbeam · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
April 13, 2022
Submitted
April 13, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N244AM
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0610
Aircraft time
4,411 hours, 18,879 cycles
Part
Keelbeam
Part number
L533M1009203
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Corroded
Part time
4,411 hours, 18,879 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

THE AFT LEFT SIDE OF THE KEEL BEAM CAP (PN: L533M1009203) AT FUSELAGE STATION 5,700MM AND LBL 500MM WAS FOUND TO HAVE CORROSION DAMAGE AT THE NUT PLATE SECURING THE CABIN FLOOR NEAR THE GROUNDING POINT. THE CORROSION DAMAGE PENETRATED THE FULL THICKNESS OF THE KEEL BEAM CAP.

THE AFFECTED SECTION OF THE KEEP BEAM CAP WAS CUT OUT ENTIRELY AND STRUCTURALLY RESTORED BY FABRICATION OF FILLER AND DOUBLER REPAIRS IAW AIRBUS RDAS # RDAS-EC135-53-2022-0763, ISSUE A DATED 29 MAR 2022.

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