What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED INSP, THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX ATTACH FITTING WAS DISCOVERED CRACKED IN THE UPPER LT CORNER. FITTING WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW FITTING.
- Difficulty date
- June 10, 2009
- Submitted
- June 11, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N118LL
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117A3
- Aircraft serial
- 7097
- Aircraft time
- 10,626 hours, 33,229 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- Part number
- 1053040212
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- 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.