What was found
DURING INSP OF THE AIRFRAME FOUND CRACKS IN THE TAIL CONE ON AREAS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. CONSULTED WITH THE MFG ENGINEERING AND ARE AWAITING A REPAIR SCHEME.
- Difficulty date
- June 15, 2010
- Submitted
- June 15, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N880SL
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117B2
- Aircraft serial
- 7130
- Aircraft time
- 10,749 hours, 42,187 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Tail Cone
- Part number
- 1172210601
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- Part time
- 10,749 hours, 42,817 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.