What was found
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE 10L FRAME ON THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER AT THE UPPER OMEGA CUT OUT AFTER CLEANING AREA, FOUND ADDITIONAL CRACK ON SAME CUT OUT.
- Difficulty date
- May 1, 2001
- Submitted
- June 25, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N117LF
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117A1
- Aircraft serial
- 7013
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 1053025151
- Part serial
- 7013
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Boom
- Part time
- 7,928 hours
- Component
- Tailboom · Urocop
- Component part number
- 11730052
- 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.