What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED INSP, FOUND THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT FAIRING HAS A DELAMINATED AREA ON THE TOP SURFACE. THE DELAMINATED AREA WAS 8 INCHES L X 2.25 INCHES W. REPAIR SCHEME WAS PROVIDED FROM THE MFG AND THE FAIRING WAS REPAIRED.
- Difficulty date
- December 17, 2008
- Submitted
- December 17, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N135WL
- Make and model
- Urocop EC135P2
- Aircraft serial
- 0329
- Aircraft time
- 3,980 hours, 13,317 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Fairing
- Part number
- L535A4001101
- Condition
- Delaminated
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 3,980 hours
- Component
- Tailboom · Urocop
- Component part number
- L535A1501102
- 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.