Service difficulty report · Floor Skin · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
January 22, 2026
Submitted
February 2, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
2A6R933B
Air Methods, LLC
Aircraft
N381MS
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9293
Aircraft time
6,397 hours, 21,790 cycles
Part
Floor Skin
Part number
B531M8002101
Condition
Dented
Location
Zone 200
Part time
6,397 hours, 21,790 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

MULTIPLE DAMAGES TO THE COCKPIT FLOOR UPPER SKIN PANEL IN THE FORM OF DENT AND CORROSION DAMAGES TO THE UPPER SKIN. ZONE 1 HAS CORROSION DAMAGE ON THE LH & RH SIDE FWD LOCATION NEAR THE PILOT & COPILOT PEDALS. THE CORROSION DAMAGE IS MEASURED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 1.2” X 1.0” ON THE LH SIDE AND 1.2 X 1.1” RH SIDE. ZONE 2 HAS THE DENT DAMAGE ON THE RH BETWEEN THE A/C VENT AND THE AFT SIDE OF THE CYCLIC OPENING. THE DENT IS MEASURED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 1.25” X 0.75” AND 0.055” DEPTH. ZONE 3 HAS THE DENT DAMAGE ON THE RH BETWEEN THE A/C VENT AND THE OTBD EDGE OF THE COCKPIT FLOOR. THE DENT IS MEASURED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 1.60” X 1.12” AND 0.050” DEPTH. ZONE 4 HAS THE DENT DAMAGE ON THE RH SIDE BESIDE THE PILOT COLLECTIVE STICK. THE CORROSION IS MEASURED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 0.375” DIAMETER AND 0.045” DEPTH. ZONE 5 HAS TWO DENT DAMAGES ON THE LH BETWEEN THE A/C VENT AND THE AFT SIDE OF THE CYCLIC OPENING. THE DENTS ARE MEASURED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 2.50” DIAMETER AND 0.067” DEPTH AND 2.25” DIAMETER AND 0.067” DEPTH. ZONE 6 HAS THE DENT DAMAGE ON THE LH SIDE IN FRONT OF THE COPILOT FOOT SWITCH. THE DENT DAMAGE IS MEASURED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 1.357” DIAMETER AND 0.057” DEPTH. ZONE 7 HAS THE DENT DAMAGE ON THE LH SIDE BETWEEN THE INBD COPILOT SIDE SEAT TRACK AND THE CENTER CONSOLE. THE DENT DAMAGE IS MEASURED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 17.7” X 2.3” AND 0.053” DEPTH.