What was found
DURING AN AIRFRAME INSPECTION, A CRACK IN FRAME 5 AROUND THE TAIL CONE AREA WAS DISCOVERED. AN APPROVED REPAIR IS CURRENTLY IN WORK. THIS ACFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION.
- Difficulty date
- April 6, 2016
- Submitted
- April 8, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N243AM
- Make and model
- Urocop EC135P2
- Aircraft serial
- 0584
- Aircraft time
- 4,008 hours, 13,690 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.