Service difficulty report · Frame · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
May 8, 2014
Submitted
May 17, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N11QK
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3639
Aircraft time
15,344 hours, 19,550 cycles
Part
Frame
Part serial
TB7036
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom
Part time
15,344 hours, 19,550 cycles
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 AN INSPECTION FOUND A CRACK APPROXIMATELY SEVEN INCHES LONG ON THE TAILBOOM JUNCTION RING FRAME. THIS CRACK IS LOCATED ON THE FWD SIDE OF THE JUNCTION RING FRAME & RUNS ALONG THE RADIUS OF THE RING FRAME WEB & THE FWD FLANGE. ACFT WAS IMMEDIATELY GROUNDED FOR TAILBOOM CHANGE. OTHER ACFT OF SAME MODEL IMMEDIATELY INSPECTED & NO OTHER CRACKS FOUND.

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