What was found
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK IN THE TAIL CONE BS 6616. STOPPED DRILLED THE CRACK, INSPECTED FOR ADDITIONAL CRACKING, FABRICATED, INSTALLED DOUBLER, & REPAIRED.
- Difficulty date
- December 22, 2016
- Submitted
- December 23, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N145UC
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117C2
- Aircraft serial
- 9545
- Aircraft time
- 1,546 hours, 4,647 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailcone
- 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.