Service difficulty report · Frame · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
January 18, 2024
Submitted
January 18, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N130KR
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
7317
Aircraft time
4,996 hours, 13,965 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
350A21160020
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
4,996 hours, 13,965 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 RIGHT-SIDE EDGE FRAME / SPAR (PN: 350A21-1600.20) IN THE FORM A CRACK AT APPROXIMATELY FUSELAGE STATION 34” WAS DISCOVERED. THE DAMAGED AREA OF THE EDGE FRAME WAS REMOVED, AND A NEW EDGE FRAME WAS SPLICED IN FOLLOWING THE GENERIC APPROVED REPAIR PROCEDURES PROVIDED IN AIRBUS REPAIR DESIGN APPROVAL SHEET AHI-130-53-003-21, REVISION A DATED 15 JAN 2021.

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