Service difficulty report · Structure · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
January 16, 2014
Submitted
January 17, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N382AM
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
7029
Aircraft time
1,132 hours, 3,648 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
1,132 hours, 2,331 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
1,132 hours, 3,648 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

DURING A0560 100 HR 12 MONTH AIRFRAME INSPECTION, TWO CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED. ONE ON LT SIDE OF ACFT BETWEEN SLIDING DOOR & BAGGAGE DOOR, EXTENDING 115MM DOWN THE SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT & UPWARD TO FRONT OF THE DOOR TRACK. THE OTHER CRACK IS ON THE RT SIDE OF ACFT IN EXACTLY THE SAME SPOT AS THE LT SIDE, BUT ONLY EXTENDING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT 25MM, BUT EXTENDING UPWARD INTO THE STIFFENER WALL BETWEEN THE CANOPY & MGB DECK.

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