Service difficulty report · Fitting · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
November 5, 2007
Submitted
August 6, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4022
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Fitting
Part number
350A23422220
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom
Part time
1,003 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 AND A NEW FITTING MATCH DRILLED AND INSTALLED. THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT FOR THIS PART AND OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES ON SOME AIRCRAFT AND NEVER ON OTHER AIRCRAFT FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. SOME SHIMMING CAN BE REQUIRED AND MATCH DRILLING THE PART MUST BE DONE CAREFULLY. IF THE INSTALLATION IS NOT DONE CAREFULLY THIS MAY BE A FACTOR IN CRACK DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. (K)

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