Service difficulty report · Floor Panel · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
August 31, 2011
Submitted
September 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135CM
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0706
Aircraft time
1,681 hours, 8,228 cycles
Part
Floor Panel
Part number
L533M1015102
Condition
Crushed
Location
Zone 100
Part time
1,681 hours, 8,228 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

ACFT SUB FLOOR HAS MULITPLE DENTS AND CRUSHED HONEYCOMB CORE. THIS ACFT WAS ALTERED WITH EMS KIT NR 135M-100. THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE IS SUSPECTED DUE TO INSTALLED MEDICAL FLOOR PALATE PN EC135M-2000-1, INADEQUATE TO SUPPORT THE STRETCHER ASSY WHEN LOADED WITH A PATIENT AND THE FRONT WHEELS OF THE THE STRETCHER ARE CRUSHING THE FLOOR.

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