# SDR E3MA20110118004

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 18, 2011
- Submitted: January 20, 2011
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N522ME](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N522ME), registered now
- Make and model: Urocop EC135T1
- Registry model: [Urocop EC135T1](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-ec135t1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 0144
- Aircraft time: 6,909 hours, 24,457 cycles
- System (JASC): [5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5320)
- Part: Reinforcement
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Fuselage
- Stage of operation: AA
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/E3MA20110118004

## Discrepancy

CRACKS FOUND EMANATING FROM LOWER 5 HI-LOK FASTENERS IN TITANIUM REINFORCEMENT LOCATED AT FRONT OF NR 1 ENGINE DECK.  THIS RE-ENFORCEMENT IS ATTACHED TO THE AFT SIDE OF FRAME 5 IN THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE.  MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND REPAIR ORDER REQUESTED.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.