Service difficulty report · Structure · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
July 8, 2013
Submitted
July 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N145SU
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9102
Aircraft time
4,051 hours, 11,947 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom
Part time
4,051 hours, 11,947 cycles
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

A 1.25" CRACK WAS FOUND ON LOWER SURFACE OF THE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER T/E.