What was found
WHILE PERFORMING AN AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTION, MECHANIC DISCOVERED A CRACK ON THE LEFT AFT LOWER FIREWALL. THIS FIREWALL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT HAS SINCE BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- April 18, 2017
- Submitted
- April 21, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N105VU
- Make and model
- Urocop EC135T2
- Aircraft serial
- 0724
- Aircraft time
- 3,872 hours, 12,056 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5412 · Nacelle/Pylon, Bulkhead/Firewall
- Part
- Firewall
- Part number
- L713M2047102
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine Bay
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.