What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE RT TAILCONE SPLICE PN 117-22132-02 ATTACHED TO THE UPPER FUSELAGE STRUCTURE WAS DISCOVERED CRACKED.THE TAILCONE SPLICE WAS REMOVED AND A NEW REPLACEMENT WAS RIVETED IN.
- Difficulty date
- September 14, 2009
- Submitted
- September 14, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N117UC
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117B1
- Aircraft serial
- 7206
- Aircraft time
- 8,306 hours, 41,655 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Splice
- Part number
- 1172213202
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 8,306 hours, 41,655 cycles
- 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.