Service difficulty report · Skin · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
September 30, 2012
Submitted
October 5, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135LC
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0296
Aircraft time
4,126 hours, 13,170 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

FUSELAGE SKIN HAS VARIOUS AREAS OF CORROSION AT THE GROUND PLUG. COMPLETED REPAIR BY FRABICATING A FILLER USING 0.020" THICK 2024-T3 ALUMINUM ALLOY. FABRICATED A DOUBLER USING 0.025" THICK 2024-T3 ALUMINUM ALLOY. POSITIONED DOUBLER AND MATCHED DRILLED EXISTING FASTENER HOLES, PILOT DRILLED FOR ADDED FASTENERS. REMOVED DOUBLER AND DEBURRED, CLEANED, ALODINED AND EPOXY PRIMED ALL BARE ALUMINUM. COATED FAYING SURFACES OF DOUBLER AND ACFT WITH SEALANT AND INSTALLED USING MS20470AD4 FASTENERS IN ALL EXISTING AND NEW LOCATIONS. INSTALLED FASTENERS WET WITH SEALANT. REF FAA FORM 337 DATED 09/07/2012.

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