What was found
FOUND CRACK IN FRAME. CRACK IS RUNS IN A LINEAR DIRECTION. THE CRACK IS NOT PROPAGATING INTO THE LOAD BEARING PART OF THE FRAME. CRACKED TWICE BEFORE.
- Difficulty date
- May 21, 2013
- Submitted
- May 22, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N145SU
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117C2
- Aircraft serial
- 9102
- Aircraft time
- 3,992 hours, 11,746 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 105304161
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 334 hours
- Component
- Tailboom
- Component part number
- B535M2095102
- 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.