Service difficulty report · Skin · Urocop AS365N3

Difficulty date
April 26, 2012
Submitted
April 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N63CF
Make and model
Urocop AS365N3
Aircraft serial
6068
Aircraft time
11,343 hours, 62,838 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Tailboom
Part time
11,343 hours, 62,838 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

DURING MX INSPECTIONS A DENT MEASURING 2" HIGH X 1.5" WIDE X .127 INCHES DEEP WAS DISCOVERED ON THE L/E OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. THE ACFT WAS REPOSITIONED FOR MX ON 4/23/12 APPROX 18:30. DUE TO OTHER MX BEING PERFORMED THE DENT WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL 4/26/12. THE SECTION OF SKIN DENTED IS CLASSIFIED AS SECONDARY STRUCTURE.

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