Service difficulty report · Angle · Skrsky S76C

Difficulty date
February 24, 2003
Submitted
April 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Skrsky S76C
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1S
Part
Angle
Part number
7620123014138
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom
Part time
7,799 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(AUS) FUSELAGE TEE SECTION CRACKED. CRACK LENGTH APPROXIMATELY 25.4MM (1IN). CRACK IS LOCATED IN AREA IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE TOP LT TAIL BOOM ATTACHMENT FITTING AND APPEARS TO HAVE INITIATED FROM THE RADIUS CUT AT THE END OF THE STRINGER.