Service difficulty report · Frame · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
March 29, 2023
Submitted
March 29, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
2A6R933B
Air Methods, LLC
Aircraft
N533LF
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0344
Aircraft time
7,168 hours, 26,782 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
L533M1022966
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Part time
7,168 hours, 26,782 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

CRACK DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED ON FRAME # 5A AT FUSELAGE STATION 5,023MM. ONE CRACK WAS LOCATED AT THE FLANGE RADIUS WHERE THE FRAME MEETS THE OUTER STRUCTURE AT THE RH SIDE. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED THEN RE-ENFORCED VIA AN AIRBUS REPAIR DOUBLER (PN: L533M1022966) IAW AIRBUS SERVICE BULLETIN EC135-53-031, INITIAL REVISION DATED 30 JUN 2014 AND MODIFIED TO FIT THE REPAIR AREA IAW AIRBUS SRM 51-71-53, 8-11, REVISION 11.00 DATED 25 JAN 2022

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