Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Urocop AS365N3

Difficulty date
January 7, 2019
Submitted
January 8, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N730CF
Make and model
Urocop AS365N3
Aircraft serial
6967
Aircraft time
1,961 hours, 9,365 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2C
Engine time
1,961 hours, 3,313 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Part number
365A72114700
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
1,961 hours, 9,365 cycles
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING AN INSPECTION WE FOUND 3 SCREWS ON THE 25 DEGREE FRAME THAT WERE PULLED THROUGH AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION WE FOUND THE 25 DEGREE FRAME CRACKED ABOUT AN INCH ABOVE THE TOP CO-PILOTS DOOR HINGE. THIS IS CRACKED COMPLETELY THRU ALL THE WAY AROUND. THIS IS ROUGHLY STATION 1550 AND WATERLINE -2035. THIS AIRCRAFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION AWAITING A REPAIR.

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