Service difficulty report · Skin · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
March 16, 2011
Submitted
March 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N130PH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3670
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom
Part time
9,427 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

ON 3-14-11 DURING A PREFLIGHT INSP BY PILOT, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE TAILBOOM SKIN ON THE RT SIDE WHERE THE HORIZ STABILIZER MOUNTS AFT LOWER CORNER. THE CRACK ORIGINATES THERE AND CONTINUES UNDER A SPAR (OVER 1 IN LONG). MFG HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND ALREADY HAS A REPAIR SCHEME FOR THIS, DUE TO OTHER CUSTOMER HAVING SAME ISSUE. THIS IS THE 3RD ACFT GROUNDED IN 2 DAYS FOR IDENTICAL CRACK.

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