Service difficulty report · Tail Boom · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
February 15, 2012
Submitted
February 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163BF
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0671
Aircraft time
1,665 hours, 8,002 cycles
Part
Tail Boom
Part number
L535H14505
Part serial
ECE677
Condition
Corroded
Part time
1,665 hours, 8,002 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE 800 HOUR/ 3 YEAR INSPECTION, FOUND EVIDENCE OF CORROSION BETWEEN TAIL ROTOR STATOR ARMS AND STATOR ATTACHMENT CUPS AT 5 LOCATIONS. REVEALED THIS CORROSION IS NOT REPAIRABLE AT FIELD LEVEL AND WAS DIRECTED TO SHIP TAILBOOM TO MFG FOR FURTHER EVALUATION AND REPAIR.

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