SDR 99ZZZX1712

Service difficulty report · Door · Bolkms BK117B2

Difficulty date
January 28, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N134AE
Make and model
Bolkms BK117B2
Aircraft serial
7237
Part
Door
Condition
Separated
Location
Engine Cowl
Part time
6,061 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

IN CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED A CHANGE IN SOUND. CONTINUED FLIGHT (7 MILES AWAY) TO DESTINATION. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED RT ENGINE COWL SIDE DOOR MISSING. COWLING HAD MADE MINOR CONTACT WITH ONE M/R BLADE. REF: BK-117 IPC, FIGURE 221, ITEM 10.