What was found
THE TAIL BOOM JUNCTION RING FRAME X9227 WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. THE TAIL BOOM ASSY WAS REMOVED AND SHIPPED TO ACFT MFG. REPLACED RING FRAME WITH A NEW RING FRAME X9227.
- 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
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- L535H2120302
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Tail Boom
- Part time
- 4,126 hours
- Component
- Tail Boom
- Component part number
- L535A2000052
- 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.