What was found
CRACK FOUND DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION RADIATING FROM A SCREW HOLE TO THE EDGE OF THE MACHINED FLANGE AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE FLANGE. PART WAS REMOVED IN TWO PIECES. A NEW FITTING WAS MATCH DRILLED AND INSTALLED. (K)
- Difficulty date
- March 3, 2008
- Submitted
- August 4, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N816MH
- Make and model
- Urocop EC130B4
- Aircraft serial
- 4038
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.