Service difficulty report · Frame · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
August 6, 2007
Submitted
September 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3735
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Frame
Part number
350A23404020
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom
Part time
4,833 hours
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.

What was found

DURING ROUTINE 100 HOUR INSPECTION THE CRACK WAS FOUND UTILIZING A BRIGHT LIGHT LOOKING AFT DOWN THE TAIL BOOM INTERIOR FROM THE TAILBOOM MOUNTED BATTER ACCESS DOOR. AS VIEWED FROM THE REAR, THE CRACK WAS LOCATED AT THE 9:00 POSITION OF THE TAIL BOOM FRAME, STARTING FROM A HI-LOCK FASTENER DRILL HOLE AND PROCEEDING AROUND THE FLANGE RADIUS AND OFF THE EDGE OF THE FRAME FLANGE UNDER THE TAILBOOM SKIN. THE MFG SUBSIDIARY WAS CONTACTED AND REPAIR SCHEME ENGINEERED AND ISSUED WITH FORM 8110-3 AND DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS WAS APPLIED TO THE CRACKED FRAME AS A MAJOR REPAIR WITH FORM 337 SUBMITTED FOR THE WORK PERFORMED. AS TO A CAUSE, POSSIBLY THE HI-LOC DRILLED HOLE HAD NOT BEEN DEBURRED ADEQUATELY DURING MFG AND DO

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