What was found
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND THE BATTERY SHELF CRACKED AFT OF TB FRAME 2285.8 STARTING AT 4 INCHES AND IS APPROXIMATELY 1.75 INCHES LONG, ANOTHER CRACK 3 INCHES AFT OF THAT, APPX 4.5 INCHES LONG WITH MULTIPLE CRACKS AND MISSING MATERIAL.
- Difficulty date
- April 1, 2018
- Submitted
- April 2, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N358AM
- Make and model
- Urocop EC130B4
- Aircraft serial
- 7022
- Aircraft time
- 2,411 hours, 8,645 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
- Engine time
- 2,411 hours, 5,733 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Shelf
- Part number
- 350A2340132051
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Boom
- Part time
- 2,411 hours, 8,645 cycles
- 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.