What was found
THE MECHANIC WAS INSPECTING IN THE TAILBOOM WHEN A CRACK WAS FOUND AT FRAME 10L ON THE RT SIDE OMEGA TUBE CUTOUT APPROX 14MM IN LENGTH. THE ACFT IS CURRENTLY AWAITING AN APPROVED REPAIR SCHEME.
- Difficulty date
- January 19, 2011
- Submitted
- January 21, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N624AM
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117B2
- Aircraft serial
- 7163
- Aircraft time
- 12,425 hours, 30,827 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 12,425 hours, 30,827 cycles
- Component
- Tailboom
- Component part number
- 11730102V002
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.