What was found
DURING 1000-HOUR INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON TAIL CONE UPPER FRAME 7 (PN: L533M1022215) ON THE FLANGE. THE CRACK MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 0.30” LONG.
- Difficulty date
- December 28, 2022
- Submitted
- December 28, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N253AM
- Make and model
- Urocop EC135P2
- Aircraft serial
- 0663
- Aircraft time
- 5,681 hours, 19,977 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Tail Boom
- Part number
- L533M1022215
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- Part time
- 5,681 hours, 19,977 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.