What was found
A 3.8 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE TAIL BOOM NEAR THE LOWER FIN MOUNTING AREA. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, DELAMINATION OF THE TAILBOOM SKIN (AROUND THE CRACK) WAS ALSO DISCOVERED (APPROXIMATELY 10.5" X 1.0 "). SMALL DEFORMATIONS IN THE SKIN (0.016" MAX) WERE ALSO DISCOVERED. LEORNARDO HELICOPTERS REPAIR DOCUMENT AWPC-PSE-AW119-037, DATED 03/18/2021 WAS OBTAINED AS APPROVED DATA TO INSTALL A DOUBLER OVER THE DAMAGE; THUS RETURNING THE STRUCTURAL STRENGTH OF THE TAILBOOM TO AIRWORTHY CONDITION. *** NOTE: THIS AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 03/30/2021 @ 12:46 LOCAL TIME. ***