Service difficulty report · Skin · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
June 23, 2012
Submitted
June 25, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N133LN
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3983
Aircraft time
2,360 hours, 7,504 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Skin
Part number
350A1300410101
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Part time
2,360 hours, 7,504 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

CRACK IN HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WITH OVERALL LENTH OF 1.49". THIS CRACK IS ON THE UPPER LT SIDE OF THE STABILIZER. IT BEGINS AT A MEASUREMENT OF 10.3125" AFT OF THE LT STABILIZER ATTACHMENT PIN AND CONTINUES AT AN APPROX 45 DEGREE ANGLE OF THE GENERAL ORIENTATION OF THE STABILIZER.

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