What was found
TOP SKIN, PN 105-30251.57, OF TAIL BOOM, FOUND CRACKED DURING INSPECTION. CRACK IS LOCATED ON LT SIDE TOP SKIN, RT BEFORE THE VERTICAL FIN TRANSITION ON THE TAIL BOOM. REPLACED TAIL BOOM WITH SERVICEABLE.
- Difficulty date
- March 16, 2016
- Submitted
- March 16, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N911BN
- Make and model
- Bolkms BO105CBS
- Aircraft serial
- S550
- Aircraft time
- 8,469 hours, 42,215 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 10530101
- 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.