What was found
DURING ROUTINE 500 HOUR INSPECTION A CRACK WAS FOUND RADIATING FROM AN ATTACHMENT FITTING SCREW BORE TO THE EDGE OF THE SPAR. A NEW SPAR WAS MATCH DRILLED AND INSTALLED IAW EUROCOPTER REPAIR SCHEME.
- Difficulty date
- November 17, 2008
- Submitted
- January 16, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N810MH
- Make and model
- Urocop EC130B4
- Aircraft serial
- 3949
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 350A24422020
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horiz Stab
- 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.