Service difficulty report · Tail Boom · Bolkms BK117B2

Difficulty date
May 8, 2023
Submitted
May 26, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N880SL
Make and model
Bolkms BK117B2
Aircraft serial
7130
Aircraft time
16,500 hours, 78,225 cycles
Engine
Lyc LTS101750B1
Engine time
10,590 hours, 12,787 cycles
Part
Tail Boom
Part number
11730102
Condition
Cracked
Location
11l Frame And Sp
Stage of operation
NR
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 VISUAL INSPECTIONS FOUND A CRACK AT THE 0900 O'CLOCK POSITION ON THE 11L FRAME OF THE TAIL BOOM. DURING DISASSEMBLY AND FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND CHAFE DAMAGE AT THE 0300 O'CLOCK POSITION ON THE 11L FRAME AND ALSO A CRACK ON THE SPAR ABOVE THE 10L FRAME AT THE 1000 O'CLOCK POSITION. AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY IN SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE INSPECTION EVENT.