What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, SEVERAL CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE TAILBOOM TOP SKIN PT NR1120-32052.11 AROUND THE ATTACHING RIVET HOLES ON THE AFT LT EDGE.
- Difficulty date
- September 20, 2007
- Submitted
- September 21, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N317MC
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117C1
- Aircraft serial
- 7505
- Aircraft time
- 10,996 hours, 25,560 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1E
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Skin Panel
- Part number
- 11203025211
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 10,996 hours
- Component
- Tailboom Assy · 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.