What was found
(CAN) CRACK ORIGINATING FROM TOOLING HOLE AND PROGRESSING UP VERTICAL AND ACROSS HORIZONTAL LEG OF SPLICE. SPLICE IS LOCATED ON LT FORWARD SECTION OF TAILBOOM ATTACH STRUCTURE.
- Difficulty date
- May 26, 2003
- Submitted
- June 16, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117B1
- Aircraft time
- 5,388 hours
- Engine
- Lyc LTS101750B1
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Splice
- Part number
- 1172213201
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 17,332 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.