Service difficulty report · Frame · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
May 27, 2014
Submitted
May 28, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135CH
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0346
Aircraft time
5,630 hours, 21,749 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
X9227
Condition
Corroded
Location
Tailboom
Part time
5,630 hours, 21,749 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

AFT RING FRAME OF TAIL BOOM CORRODED AT 3 O CLOCK POSITION & - 45 MM'S. FOUND LARGEST PIT TO BE .18MM DEEP. AHI TO PROVIDE RDAS/8110 FOR REMOVING CORROSION, TREAT METAL, RE-APPLY PRIMER & APPLY CORROSION PREVENTATIVE. IN ADDITION TO ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SB EC135-53-026, RECOMMEND THE MANUFACTURE USE A 2 PART EPOXY PRIMER ON THE RING FRAMES TO FURTHER HELP PREVENT CORROSION. THE APPROVED REPAIR FROM AHI HAS BEEN RECEIVED AS OF 5/28/2014 & IS CURRENTLY IN WORK. THIS ACFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION.

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