Service difficulty report · Frame · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
May 18, 2019
Submitted
May 20, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N137HN
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
7371
Aircraft time
2,964 hours, 10,741 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
2,965 hours, 6,640 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
2,964 hours, 10,741 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.

What was found

WHILE WORKING AAIP A 1660.25.1 A CRACK AROUND 68MM LONG WAS FOUND I THE RT PICKUP WEB OF CANOPY FRAME UNDER THE FLOOR. REMOVED PAINT AND PRIMER TO CONFIRM THE CRACK. FOUND THAT IT WAS INDEED CRACKED. DOCUMENTED THE CRACK AND REPORTED IT TO AMC SERVICE ENGINEERING FOR A CORRECTIVE ACTION.

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