Service difficulty report · Stringer · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
February 29, 2016
Submitted
March 2, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N335AM
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
7040
Aircraft time
2,379 hours
Part
Stringer
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

DURING 600HR INSPECTION, THREE CRACKS FOUND AROUND TAIL BOOM BATTERY DOOR OPENING. TWO ON THE STRINGER RUNNING FORE & AFT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR OPENING & THE LARGEST OF THE THREE ON THE UPPER AFT CORNER OF THE DOOR ON THE PRIMARY SKIN OF THE TAIL BOOM.

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