Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
May 18, 2014
Submitted
May 22, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N209LF
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4960
Aircraft time
1,537 hours, 5,192 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Part number
350A23404222
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom
Part time
1,537 hours, 5,192 cycles
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Z
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

ON A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND THE UPPER LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACH FITTING CRACKED. REMOVED THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER & FOUND THAT THE FITTING HAD COMPLETELY CRACKED INTO TWO SEPARATE PIECES. THE CRACK APPEARED TO PROPAGATE FROM THE TWO BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE FITTING WITH ONE OF THE BOLTS HEADS SHEARED. THIS FITTING MUST BE REPLACED. THIS AIRCRAFT CURRENTLY REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION AWAITING A REPAIR TEAM.

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