What was found
CRACK DISCOVERED DURING INSPECTION ON VERTICAL FIN CAP AT STA 10950, BL 20, AND WL 4050. ACFT BEING FERRIED TO FACILITATE REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- March 31, 2011
- Submitted
- March 31, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N1174U
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117B2
- Aircraft serial
- 7146
- Aircraft time
- 6,640 hours, 22,130 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Structure
- Part number
- 1173040802
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Boom
- Part time
- 316 hours, 1,093 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.