What was found
DURING 1000-HOUR INSPECTION, CRACK DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE FRAME # 5A AT FUSELAGE STATION 5,023MM. TWO CRACKS WERE LOCATED AT THE FLANGE RADIUS WHERE THE FRAME MEETS THE OUTER STRUCTURE AT THE UPPER LH AND RH SIDES.
- 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)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- 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
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