What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX CASTING PN 105-30402.12 WAS DISCOVERED CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE GEARBOX WITH A NEW CASTING PN 105-30402.12
- Difficulty date
- July 17, 2008
- Submitted
- July 25, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N317MC
- Make and model
- Urocop BK117C1EURO
- Aircraft serial
- 7505
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 1053040212
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- 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.