Service difficulty report · Fitting · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
September 19, 2007
Submitted
July 31, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3799
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Fitting
Part number
350A234222221
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom
Part time
2,464 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

FITTING FOUND CRACKED DURING POST FLIGHT INSP. A NEW FITTING MATCH DRILLED AND INSTALLED. THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT FOR THIS PART AND OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES ON SOME AC AND NEVER ON OTHERS FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. SOME SHIMMING IS SOMETIMES REQUIRED AND IF DONE POORLY THIS MAY AGGRAVATE THE CRACK DEVELOPMENT. (K)

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