What was found
DURING A ROUTINE AIRFRAME INSPECTION, A LONGITUDIONAL CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE TOP SIDE OF A TAIL ROTOR STATOR.
- Difficulty date
- October 15, 2012
- Submitted
- October 16, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N527ME
- Make and model
- Urocop EC135T2
- Aircraft serial
- 0552
- Aircraft time
- 4,297 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6500 · Tail Rotor Drive System
- Part
- Stator
- Part number
- L535A4201230
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 4,297 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.