What was found
ON PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, MECHANIC FOUND A 2.5 INCH SKIN CRACK ON LEFT SIDE OF TAILBOOM BELOW INTERMEDIATE GEARBOX AT FS 10,000 (MM). REPAIRED BY INSTALLING DOUBLER, PN 117-30106.15. ACFT TT 1,630.2 HOURS.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N193BK
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117B1
- Aircraft serial
- 7158
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 1,630 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.