What was found
THE MECHANIC FOUND A CRACK IN THE TAILBOOM AT FRAME 10L, DURING A SCHEDULED INSP.
- Difficulty date
- August 17, 2011
- Submitted
- August 19, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N420MB
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117A3
- Aircraft serial
- 7077
- Aircraft time
- 12,969 hours, 45,458 cycles
- Engine
- Lyc LTS101*
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Control Rod
- Part time
- 12,969 hours
- 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.