Service difficulty report · Skin · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
July 21, 2015
Submitted
July 23, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N325AM
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4631
Aircraft time
2,312 hours, 7,990 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
2,312 hours, 5,350 cycles
Part
Skin
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.

What was found

CRACK FOUND, DURING 600 HR AIRFRAME INSPECTION, ON THE TAIL BOOM INNER SKIN AT THE AFT, LOWER CORNER OF THE RT SIDE STABILIZER OPENING, X-8610.0, Y-150.0, Z- 1847.13.

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