Service difficulty report · Skin · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
September 19, 2013
Submitted
September 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N382AM
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
7029
Aircraft time
959 hours, 3,119 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
959 hours, 1,946 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
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

DURING A 100 HOUR INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE SKIN ADJACENT OF THE RT CANOPY WEB. THE SKIN CRACK HAS APPROXIMATELY 30MM VISIBLE LENGTH PARALLEL TO INBD EDGE OF THE RT CANOPY WEB. IT TURNS OTBD ALONG THE TOP RADIUS OF THE CANOPY WEB. IT IS POSSIBLE THERE IS MORE LENGTH BENEATH THIS WEB. THE CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY LOCATED AT STA X845 AND BUTT LINE Y1000.

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