- Difficulty date
- July 2, 2015
- Submitted
- July 7, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117C2
- Aircraft serial
- 9141
- Aircraft time
- 3,552 hours, 10,874 cycles
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- UNK
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- Part time
- 3,552 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
CRACK FOUND DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION IN TAIL CONE, ON FRAME AT STATION X6616 3 O'CLOCK POSITION, LOOKING IN TAIL CONE. REPAIR COMPLETED IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 AHI15-141 DATED 6 25 2015, HELICOPTERS REPAIR DESIGN APPROVAL SHEET RDAS-AHI15-0102 REV D DATED 6 24 2015, REPAIR DOCUMENT AHI2015-0003 REV A DATED 0114 2015.