Service difficulty report · Frame · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
December 6, 2023
Submitted
December 6, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
2A6R933B
Air Methods, LLC
Aircraft
N135NK
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0480
Aircraft time
8,246 hours, 28,408 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
L533M1105218
Part serial
NA
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
8,246 hours, 28,408 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 TO THE RH FRAME 5 ANGLE (PN: L533M1105218) IN THE FORM OF CRACK DAMAGE IN THE UPPER SECTION OF THE ANGLE, AS WELL AS CRACK AND DEFORMATIONS ON THE RH FRAME 5 SHEET (PN: L533M1105219) ON THE INBOARD FLANGE.

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