- Difficulty date
- July 18, 2003
- Submitted
- July 28, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N955ME
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117A1
- Aircraft serial
- 7243
- Aircraft time
- 6,375 hours
- Engine
- Lyc LTS101750B1
- Part
- Tailpipe
- Part number
- 117651121
- Part serial
- NONE
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 1,077 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
TAIL PIPE ASSY CRACKED ON INTERNAL CONE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.