What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED INSP , A 1 INCH LONG CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON A DOUBLER LOCATED ON THE LT SIDE OF THE TAILBOOM AT THE VERTICAL FIN TO TAILBOOM JUNCTION.
- Difficulty date
- May 19, 2009
- Submitted
- May 20, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N145MC
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117C2
- Aircraft serial
- 9120
- Aircraft time
- 1,201 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Doubler
- Part number
- B535M2097201
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 1,201 hours
- Component
- Tailboom · Bolkms
- Component part number
- B535M20000101
- 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.