Service difficulty report · Skin · Urocop BK117C1EURO

Difficulty date
November 21, 2011
Submitted
November 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N159LM
Make and model
Urocop BK117C1EURO
Aircraft serial
7544
Aircraft time
4,515 hours, 14,624 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
117
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
Part time
4,515 hours, 14,624 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

A SMALL CRACK IS EVIDENT WHERE THE CAMLOCK FASTENER RIVETS INTERNALLY ON THE SPAR IN THE VERTICAL FIN.