What was found
DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND A CRACK APPROX ONE INCH LONG IN THE LT FRAME OF THE TAIL FIN NEAR THE CAMLOCK FASTENER RECEPTACLE BELOW THE SERVO MOUNT.
- Difficulty date
- September 20, 2012
- Submitted
- September 21, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N145SU
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117C2
- Aircraft serial
- 9102
- Aircraft time
- 3,658 hours, 10,666 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 112030416
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Boom
- Part time
- 1,036 hours, 3,356 cycles
- Component
- Tail Boom
- Component part number
- B535M2095966
- 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.