Service difficulty report · Hinge · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
July 3, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft time
826 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Hinge
Part number
350A58004523
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Bay
Part time
85 hours
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

(CAN) ENGINE COWLING HALF HINGE FOUND CRACKED DURING A VISUAL INSPECTION AND REPLACED WITH A NEW HINGE. FOLLOWING 84.5 FLIGHT HOURS, THE SECOND REPLACMENT HINGE WAS FOUND CRACKED DURING A VISUAL INSPECTION. THE TECH HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE HINGE HAS AGAIN BEEN REPLACED WITH NEW.

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