What was found
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED THROUGH THE STRENGTHENING RIB OF THE MOUNTING FLANGE. CRACK DEVELOPMENT IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE FOR THIS PART. SUGGEST A MORE ROBUST MATERIAL SUCH AS SS OR TITANIUM BE UTILIZED. (K)
- Difficulty date
- April 14, 2008
- Submitted
- August 5, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N807MH
- Make and model
- Urocop EC130B4
- Aircraft serial
- 3912
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 350A23422321
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 3,481 hours
- 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.