What was found
THE TOP RIB OF THE VERTICAL FIN WHERE THE ANTI COLLOSION LIGHT BASE IS MOUNTED, EXIBITS A CRACK RADIATING FROM THE NUTPLATE THAT IS MOUNTED UNDERNEATH.
- Difficulty date
- October 5, 2011
- Submitted
- October 6, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N527MB
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117A4
- Aircraft serial
- 7103
- Aircraft time
- 132,666 hours, 41,800 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 1173040802
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 300
- Part time
- 132,666 hours, 41,800 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.