Service difficulty report · Floor Skin · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
June 15, 2026
Submitted
June 15, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
2A6R933B
Air Methods, LLC
Aircraft
N831ME
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0493
Aircraft time
11,412 hours, 34,388 cycles
Part
Floor Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Zone 100
Part time
3,767 hours, 4,518 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

DENTS AND LOCALIZED DELAMINATION WERE FOUND ON THE UNDERSIDE SKIN OF THE CABIN FLOOR, MEASURING UP TO 89 MM × 914 MM (3.5 IN × 36 IN) AND 50 MM × 610 MM (2 IN × 24 IN). REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIRBUS HELICOPTERS RDAS RDAS EC135 53 2026 2040A, ISSUE DATE 11 JUN 2026. THE REPAIR INCLUDED REMOVAL OF DAMAGED SKIN, INSPECTION AND REPAIR OF HONEYCOMB CORE AS REQUIRED, AND INSTALLATION OF AN ALUMINUM UNDERSIDE SKIN DOUBLER BONDED AND CURED PER APPROVED DATA. SURFACE PROTECTION AND FINISH WERE RESTORED. REPAIR INSPECTED BY VISUAL AND TAP TEST AND FOUND SATISFACTORY.

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