What was found
DURING A DAILY AIRWORTHINESS CHECK, A MECHANIC NOTICED AN UNUSUAL PAINT CRACK ON THE LT SIDE OF THE FITTING, AFT OF THE HORIZ STABILIZER. AFTER REMOVAL OF PAINT IN THE AREA AND A VISUAL INSPECTED, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED.
- Difficulty date
- January 19, 2012
- Submitted
- January 19, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N603ME
- Make and model
- Urocop EC135T2
- Aircraft serial
- 0284
- Aircraft time
- 6,048 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Boom
- Part time
- 6,099 hours
- Component
- Tail Boom
- Component part number
- 2000052
- 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.