# SDR 2A6R2024101872002

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: October 18, 2024
- Submitted: October 18, 2024
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N341AM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N341AM), registered now
- Make and model: Urocop EC 130 B4
- Registry model: [Urocop EC 130 B4](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec-130-b4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 7232
- Aircraft time: 3,447 hours, 11,781 cycles
- System (JASC): [5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5302)
- Part: Skin
- Part number: 350A23428820
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Tailboom
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2A6R2024101872002

## Discrepancy

CRACK DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE TAIL BOOM LOWER SKIN (PN: 350A23-4288-20) AT THE UPPER AFT AREA OF THE BATTERY DOOR OPENING.  A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DAMAGE AND AN APPROVED REPAIR PROCEDURE IS PROVIDED IN AIRBUS REPAIR DESIGN APPROVAL SHEET RDAS-EC130-53-2024-2929, ISSUE A DATED 23 SEP 2024.

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