What was found
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND A 3 INCH CRACK ON VERTICAL FIN SPAR PROPAGATING FROM LIGHTNING HOLE. REPAIRED IAW RDAS-AHI16_0246, REV IR, REPAIR SHEET AHI2016-0115, REV IR, AND 8110-3 AHI16-146.
- Difficulty date
- July 22, 2016
- Submitted
- July 25, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N575LF
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117C2
- Aircraft serial
- 9114
- Aircraft time
- 3,606 hours, 15,712 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 1173042303
- 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.