Service difficulty report · Frame · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
March 10, 2022
Submitted
March 10, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436CM
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0800
Aircraft time
7,419 hours, 25,340 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
L533M1117215
Part serial
NA
Condition
Cracked
Location
Frame 4 Lh And R
Part time
7,419 hours, 25,340 cycles
Stage of operation
UK
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

DURING 1000-HOUR AIRFRAME INSPECTION FOUND TWO RIVETS MISSING FROM LH FRAME 4 WEBBING APPROX. 39” FROM FLOOR AND WEB DISTORTED IN THE AREA. ON RH SIDE SAME HIGHT 39” ABOVE FLOOR A 6.5-INCH CRACK IN THE WEBBING AT FRAME 4. WHEN DISASSEMBLY FOR REPAIR ON 6.5 -INCH CRACK DISCOVERED LOWER FRAME ANGLE CRACKED. REPAIR OF FRAME 4 WEB DISTORTED SECTION WAS COMPLETED UNDER RDAS-EC135-53-2022-002B. THE REPAIR OF CRACKED LOWER ANGLE WAS INSTALLING NEW DOUBLER PN SK-0085-21 IAW ADAS AHI-135-53-001-22.

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