What was found
DURING A 1200 HR INSP, THE MECHANIC FOUND A CRACK IN THE TAILBOOM AT UPPER FRAME 9L RUNNING VERTICAL FROM THE LOWER RT RIVET HOLE TO THE EDGE.
- Difficulty date
- May 3, 2011
- Submitted
- May 4, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N102VU
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117C2
- Aircraft serial
- 9044
- Aircraft time
- 4,781 hours, 13,093 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- B535M2005101
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Component
- Tailboom · Urocop
- Component part number
- B636M2095101
- 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.