What was found
THE AFT RING FRAME (X9227 FRAME) CRACKED ON THE LEFT SIDE APPROX. 2 INCHES BELOW THE BOLT USED FOR ELECTRICAL GROUNDING PURPOSES.
- Difficulty date
- October 1, 2018
- Submitted
- October 1, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N335ML
- Make and model
- Urocop EC135P2
- Aircraft serial
- 0451
- Aircraft time
- 5,217 hours, 15,879 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Component
- Tailboom · Urocop
- Component part number
- 2000052
- 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.