What was found
WITH THE RELEASE OF EASB EC135-53A-022, A VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACK IN THE TAILBOOM TO FENESTRON JUNCTION RING FRAME AFT. THIS EASB HAS NOW ALSO BEEN A SUBJECT OF AN EMERGENCY AD 2008-22-51.
- Difficulty date
- October 15, 2008
- Submitted
- October 30, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N135CH
- Make and model
- Urocop EC135P2
- Aircraft serial
- 0346
- Aircraft time
- 3,397 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Ring
- Part serial
- EVL344
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 3,397 hours
- 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.