What was found
DURING A PERIODICAL INSPECTION, A 7 INCH CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE LT SIDE OF THE TAIL BOOM. THE CRACK WAS MOSTLY LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE LT HORIZONTAL FITTING.
- Difficulty date
- February 26, 2016
- Submitted
- February 26, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N980ME
- Make and model
- Urocop BK117C1EURO
- Aircraft serial
- 9084
- Aircraft time
- 5,673 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Tail Boom
- Part number
- B535M2000102
- Part serial
- 9084
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- Part time
- 5,673 hours
- Stage of operation
- AA
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.