- Difficulty date
- October 28, 2007
- Submitted
- November 29, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N1140H
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117A3
- Aircraft serial
- 7078
- Aircraft time
- 12,942 hours
- Engine
- Lyc LTS101*
- Part
- Doubler
- Part number
- 1173010615
- 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.
What was found
LT TAILBOOM DOUBLER (FASTENER) HAS A 1.5 INCH LONG CRACK IN THE DOUBLER ONLY.