Service difficulty report · Frame · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
January 30, 2012
Submitted
February 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N986LF
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0385
Aircraft time
3,072 hours, 10,582 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
L535H2120302
Condition
Corroded
Location
Tail Boom
Part time
3,072 hours, 10,582 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

ON THE AFT PORTION OF THE TAIL BOOM WHERE THE TAIL BOOM ATTACHES TO FENESTRON INTERNALLY IN THE LOWER PORTION (INSIDE ACCESS PANEL) THE TAIL BOOM RING FRAME HAS WHAT APPEARS TO BE CORROSION FROM LATENT MOISTURE WHICH LAYS IN AN AREA WHERE IT CANNOT ESCAPE. THE LOWER INTERNAL PORTION IS HAS PITTING CORROSION.

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