What was found
TWO CRACKS FOUND ON FRAME DURING INSPECTION AT STATION 6616 APPROX. 2 O'CLOCK POSITION. RECOMMENDED RE-ENFORCEMENT TO AREA IAW SB 53-004 .
- Difficulty date
- January 11, 2017
- Submitted
- January 12, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N145DU
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117C2
- Aircraft serial
- 9421
- Aircraft time
- 2,388 hours, 6,104 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fwd Tailboom
- Part time
- 2,388 hours, 6,104 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.