What was found
WHEN MECHANIC ON DUTY WAS PERFORMING AN AIRWORTHINESS CHECK ON THE ACFT, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE BRACKET THAT SECURES THE MR, CHINA HAT, TO THE MR HEAD. LEAD MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED ALONG WITH PICTURES.
- Difficulty date
- July 8, 2015
- Submitted
- July 9, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N745TX
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117C2
- Aircraft serial
- 9295
- Aircraft time
- 3,109 hours, 9,655 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6B37A
- System (JASC)
- 6710 · Main Rotor Control
- Part
- Bracket
- Part number
- 11713902
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- 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.