Service difficulty report · Frame · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
May 22, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft time
540 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Frame
Part number
22DEGFRAME
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rh Canopy
Part time
718 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING A 100 HR INSP CONDUCTED A 3" CRACK ON ONCS RT CANOPY FRAME ATTACHMENT WEB WAS FOUND. CRACK IS ADJACENT TO THE LOWER RT DOOR ATTACHMENT. MFG WAS CONTACTED AND AN EXISTING FRAME REPAIR WAS PROVIDED. MFG FRAME REPAIR 22 DEG, 130-53-002-08.

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