Service difficulty report · Tail Cone · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
September 28, 2015
Submitted
September 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N101VU
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9039
Aircraft time
6,728 hours, 22,196 cycles
Part
Tail Cone
Part number
B533K3004101
Part serial
9039
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
6,728 hours, 22,196 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

FOUND 3 CRACKS AT STATION 6616 DURING INSPECTION OF TAIL CONE & 4 CRACKS ON EQUIPMENT DECK. THIS DAMAGE WAS FOUND AS A RESULT OF REMOVING THE TAIL BOOM FOR OTHER MX TO BE PERFORMED. THIS ACFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION, PENDING APPROVED DATA TO REPAIR THESE CRACKS FROM THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER.