Service difficulty report · Stabilizer · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
September 24, 2014
Submitted
September 26, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N137HN
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
7371
Aircraft time
816 hours, 2,962 cycles
Part
Stabilizer
Part number
350A1300410101
Part serial
TB7459
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom
Part time
816 hours, 2,962 cycles
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING AN AIRWORTHINESS CHECK, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ON THE LT SIDE. THE CRACK BEGAN IN THE RIVET LINE OF THE METAL LAP ATTACHMENT POINT ALONG THE TAIL BOOM AT APPROX 3 INCHES FROM THE TE & CURVED FORWARD & OUTWARD TO APPROX 5 INCHES FROM THE TE. CRACK IS MEASURED TO BE APPROX 2.5 INCHES PROTRUDING FROM THE RIVETED SEAM, WHICH IS LONGER THAN THE 2.362 INCHES MAX PERMISSIBLE FOR DRILL STOP.

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