What was found
DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTIONS CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE TAIL CONE AT STATION 6616, LOWER AREA. REPLACED FRAME ANGLE 117-22122-001 02-100 & INSTALLED REPAIR LIT 117-SB20-101-3 1 IAW SB MBB BK117-20-101 SECTION 2 B 1 2.
- Difficulty date
- February 10, 2016
- Submitted
- February 12, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N198LL
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117C1
- Aircraft serial
- 7537
- Aircraft time
- 4,332 hours, 14,443 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Angle
- Part number
- 1172212200102100
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- 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.