Service difficulty report · Skin · Bolkms BK117B1

Difficulty date
August 4, 2009
Submitted
August 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N170MC
Make and model
Bolkms BK117B1
Aircraft serial
7217
Aircraft time
8,304 hours, 37,470 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom
Component
Tailboom · Bolkms
Component part number
11730056
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.

What was found

DURING A DAILY INSPECTION, A 2.5" LONG CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE LT TAILBOOM SKIN STARTING AT THE FORWARD END OF THE OPENING FOR THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED AND A REPAIR SCHEME REQUEST HAS BEEN SUBMITTED FROM THE MANUFACTURE FOR REPAIR.