Service difficulty report · Skin · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
June 8, 2012
Submitted
June 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N151LN
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4114
Aircraft time
2,385 hours, 8,577 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom
Component
Tail Boom
Component part number
350A1300410101
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

FOUND CRACK IN HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ON THE RT UPPER SKIN - CRACK LOCATION FROM RT OTBD EDGE 43.1250 TO 46" - FROM AFT EDGE 3,5" TO 5.5" AND 10.1250" AFT OF RT ATTACH POINT. CRACK IS APPROX 3.5" IN LENGTH AT AN ANGLE STARTING FROM 3.5" FROM AFT EDGE TO 5.5" PROTRUDING FROM INBD TO OTBD AND FORWARD.

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