What was found
DURING ROUTINE INSP, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED RADIATING FROM A MOUNTING BORE HOLE TO THE EDGE OF THE MOUNTING FLANGE AND INWARD TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE FLANGE FROM THE SAME BORE HOLE. TOTAL CRACK LENGTH EXCEEDS 1.5 INCHES. (K)
- Difficulty date
- April 14, 2008
- Submitted
- August 5, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N808MH
- Make and model
- Urocop EC130B4
- Aircraft serial
- 3914
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Mount
- Part number
- 350A23422320
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 3,298 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.