What was found
0.75 INCH CRACK ON FUSELAGE TAIL CONE SKIN UNDER TOP RIVET OF AFT UPPER ECU MOUNT DISCOVERED DURING 6000 HOUR/6 YEAR INSPECTION.
- Difficulty date
- December 2, 2014
- Submitted
- December 6, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N401DC
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117B2
- Aircraft serial
- 7101
- Aircraft time
- 7,753 hours, 21,800 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 7,753 hours, 21,800 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.