What was found
DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE TAIL CONE AREA FOUND THE AFT DOUBLER FRAME AT STA 6135 CRACKED. CONSULTED MFG AND ARE AWAITING A REPAIR SCHEME.
- Difficulty date
- October 7, 2010
- Submitted
- October 8, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N485UH
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117A4
- Aircraft serial
- 7036
- Aircraft time
- 13,700 hours, 55,591 cycles
- Engine
- Lyc LTS101*
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Doubler
- Part number
- 1172212217
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailcone
- Part time
- 13,700 hours, 55,591 cycles
- Component
- Tail Cone
- Component part number
- 1172210601
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.