What was found
FOUND CRACK IN FWD FIN SPAR LEG APPX .3125" LONG AT RT AFT CAMLOCK RECEPTACLE FOR TAILROTOR DRIVESHAFT TRANSITION COVER. CRACK EXTENDS FROM AFT EDGE OF HOLE & RELIEVED ITSELF AT THE EDGE OF PANEL.
- Difficulty date
- June 23, 2010
- Submitted
- June 28, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N145SU
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117C2
- Aircraft serial
- 9102
- Aircraft time
- 2,422 hours, 6,710 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 105304061
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 2,422 hours, 6,710 cycles
- Component
- Tailboom
- Component part number
- B535M2000101
- 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.