Service difficulty report · Unknown · Urocop EC135P1

Difficulty date
October 5, 2023
Submitted
October 5, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
2A6R933B
Air Methods, LLC
Aircraft
N135NP
Make and model
Urocop EC135P1
Aircraft serial
0068
Aircraft time
6,874 hours, 24,170 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
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

DURING A 1000 HOUR AIRFRAME INSPECTION FOUND L/H KEEL BEAM CAP P/N L533M1009203 AND R/H KEEL BEAM CAP P/N L533M1010203 CORRODED AT THE END OF THE CAP ON BOTH SIDES. THE CORROSION IS THROUGH THE FULL THICKNESS OF THE CAP. PERFORMING A REPAIR AS PER AIRBUS REPAIR DESIGN APPROVAL SHEET RDAS-EC135-53-2023-2832

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