Service difficulty report · Channel · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
October 6, 2025
Submitted
October 6, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
2A6R933B
Air Methods, LLC
Aircraft
N910U
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3470
Aircraft time
8,304 hours, 29,312 cycles
Part
Channel
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
Part time
8,304 hours, 29,312 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 EDGE FRAME Z CHANNEL, IN THE FORM OF CORROSION, WAS FOUND AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS FWD AND AFT OF FUSELAGE STATION 1405 MM. DAMAGE AFT OF FUSELAGE STATION 1405 MM WAS REMOVED, AND A FABRICATED Z CHANNEL WAS SPLICED IN. DAMAGE FWD OF FUSELAGE STATION 1405 MM WAS REPAIRED BY FABRICATING AND INSTALLING A L SHAPED DOUBLER. A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE APPROVED REPAIR PROCEDURES IS PROVIDED IN AIRBUS REPAIR DESIGN APPROVAL SHEET RDAS-EC130-53-2024-0040, ISSUE A DATED 09 JAN 2024.

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