Service difficulty report · Fitting · Skrsky S76C

Difficulty date
April 2, 2011
Submitted
January 10, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N276TH
Make and model
Skrsky S76C
Aircraft serial
760494
Aircraft time
2,672 hours
Part
Fitting
Part number
7620903002125
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom
Part time
2,672 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.

What was found

DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE UPPER LEFT STATION 300 TAIBOOM FITTING WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. THE CRACK APPEARED TO START AT THE BOLT HOLE AND EXTEND TO LOWER EDGE. THE FITTING WAS REPLACED IAW SIKORSKY STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.