What was found
WHILE PERFORMING AN INSP OF THE FUSELAGE, FOUND A CRACK IN THE SKIN BEHIND THE LT SLIDING DOOR TRACK. CONTACTED MFG IAW THE SRM FOR A REPAIR SCHEME.
- Difficulty date
- December 16, 2010
- Submitted
- December 17, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N578AM
- Make and model
- Urocop EC135P1
- Aircraft serial
- 0140
- Aircraft time
- 4,304 hours, 19,619 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 4,304 hours, 19,619 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.