Service difficulty report · Skin · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
March 23, 2011
Submitted
March 24, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N145SJ
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9091
Aircraft time
1,741 hours, 4,229 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
B535M2040102
Part serial
9091
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom Vert
Part time
1,741 hours, 4,229 cycles
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

A RIVET HEAD WAS FOUND MISSING ON THE DOUBLER ON THE RT SIDE OF THE VERTICAL FIN AT THE TAILBOOM/ VERTICAL FIN TRANSITION. FURTHER INSP REVEALED A CRACK IN THE VERTICAL FIN FWD BULKHEAD/ SPAR STRUCTURE, STARTING FROM THE TOP RT AFT RECEPTACLE HOLE FOR THE TRANSITION COVER, RUNNING TO THE EDGE OF THE FLANGE. ANOTHER CRACK WAS FOUND, STARTING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOLE, RUNNING TOWARDS THE FLANGE RADIUS. DYE PENETRANT VERIFIED THE CRACKS. THE RIVET WAS REPLACED AND A REQUEST WAS SUBMITTED TO AEC FOR REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS.