Service difficulty report · Floor Panel · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
December 30, 2024
Submitted
December 30, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
2A6R933B
Air Methods, LLC
Aircraft
N145SJ
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9091
Aircraft time
6,755 hours, 20,098 cycles
Part
Floor Panel
Part number
B531M8002101
Condition
Dented
Location
Zone 200
Part time
6,755 hours, 20,098 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

DURING 800-HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND DAMAGE TO THE COCKPIT FLOOR (P/N: B531M8002101) IN THE FORM OF DENTS TO THE UPPER SKIN PANEL BETWEEN THE PILOT SEAT TRACK NEAR THE AFT SIDE OF THE CYCLIC OPENING. THE INBD DENT DAMAGE MEASURED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 1.90” IN DIAMETER AND 0.15” IN DEPTH. THE OTBD DENT DAMAGE MEASURED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 2.0” IN DIAMETER AND 0.187” IN DEPTH. A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DAMAGE AND APPROVED REPAIR PROCEDURES ARE PROVIDED IN AIRBUS REPAIR DESIGN APPROVAL SHEET RDAS-BK117-53-2024-3393A ISSUE A DATED 01 NOVEMBER 2024.