What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE EVENT, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON TOP OF THE TAIL BOOM. THIS AIRCRAFT REMAINS OOS AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION AWAITING THE APPROVED REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- April 24, 2019
- Submitted
- April 25, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N779LF
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117C2
- Aircraft serial
- 9103
- Aircraft time
- 5,814 hours, 17,553 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- B535M2004103
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 5,814 hours, 17,553 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.