Service difficulty report · Skin · Bolkms BK117B2

Difficulty date
June 25, 2012
Submitted
June 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117MK
Make and model
Bolkms BK117B2
Aircraft serial
7196
Aircraft time
10,268 hours
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Tailboom
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

ON POST FLIGHT, FOUND CRACK ON L/E OF RT VERTICAL STABILIZER THAT EXTENDED AROUND TO BOTH INBD AND OTBD SIDES.