What was found
DURING EVENING SHIFT PREFLIGHT, PILOT DISCOVERED A NOTICEABLE CRACK ON THE RT SIDE OF TAIL BOOM RING FRAME. REMOVED PAINT & INSPECTED AFFECTED AREA WITH DYE PENETRATE WHICH PRESENTED THE CRACK IN THE SUSPECTED AREA.
- Difficulty date
- March 11, 2015
- Submitted
- March 13, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N135CH
- Make and model
- Urocop EC135P2
- Aircraft serial
- 0346
- Aircraft time
- 5,885 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- L535A3501230
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- 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.