What was found
90 DEG, TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX ATTACHMENT FITTING, CRACKED ABOUT 1 CM AT OTBD TOP MOUNTING BOLT.
- Difficulty date
- October 9, 2012
- Submitted
- October 23, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N159LM
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117C1
- Aircraft serial
- 7544
- Aircraft time
- 4,397 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- T/R Gearbox
- 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.