Service difficulty report · Keelbeam · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
November 3, 2025
Submitted
November 25, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
2A6R933B
Air Methods, LLC
Aircraft
N998AM
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0339
Aircraft time
10,203 hours, 37,011 cycles
Part
Keelbeam
Part number
L533M1009203L533
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
Part time
10,203 hours, 37,011 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

THE LH & RH KEEL BEAM CAPS ARE DAMAGED IN THE FORM OF MULTIPLE AREAS OF CORROSION. THE LH KEEL BEAM CAP HAS TWO (2EA) AREAS OF CORROSION WITH ONE AREA REPORTED TO BE 0.4 X 0.4” IN SIZE AND 0.027 DEEP AT THE DEEPEST POINT, AND THE OTHER AREA REPORTED TO BE 0.5” DIAMETER AND 0.02 DEEP AT THE DEEPEST POINT. THE RT KEELBEAM CAP HAS THREE (3EA) AREAS OF CORROSION ALL ON THE TOP SURFACE OF THE CAP WITH THE LARGEST AREA BEING REPORTED AS 1.0” X 0.4 IN SIZE AND THE DEEPEST AREA BEING 0.022 DEEP. A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DAMAGE AND AN APPROVED REPAIR PROCEDURE IS PROVIDED IN AIRBUS REPAIR DESIGN APPROVAL SHEET RDAS-EC135-53-2025-3789, ISSUE A DATED 23 NOV 2025.

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