Service difficulty report · Frame · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
May 9, 2023
Submitted
May 9, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
2A6R933B
Air Methods, LLC
Aircraft
N577LF
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
7362
Aircraft time
4,591 hours, 12,348 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
350A21491522
Part serial
NA
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
4,591 hours, 12,348 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

DAMAGE WAS NOTED IN THE FORM OF A DENT AND CRACKS TO THE RH CABIN FLOOR STRUCTURE NEAR THE DOOR POST WITHIN THE AREA OF THE DOOR STRUT FITTING. THERE IS A DENT MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 1.75” DIAMETER LOCATED IN THE FLOOR (PN: 350A21-4640.22) AT THE MOUNTING HOLE OF THE DOOR STRUT FITTING, A CRACK IN THE RH FLOOR EDGING (PN: 350A21-4915.22) MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 1.0” LONG, AND A BROKEN SECTION OF THE FLANGE OF THE REINFORCEMENT FRAME (PN: 350A21-4395.23) UNDER THE FLOOR.

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