SDR U0GA114202

Service difficulty report · Tail Boom · Urocop EC120B

Difficulty date
December 16, 2006
Submitted
May 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N131MB
Make and model
Urocop EC120B
Aircraft serial
1070
Aircraft time
5,179 hours
Part
Tail Boom
Part number
C535S1101053
Part serial
1070
Condition
Cracked
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

TAILBOOM TO FENESTRON AREA HAS 1 INCH CRACK. REMOVED FENESTRON FROM TAILBOOM. REMOVED TAILBOOM FROM AIRCRAFT TO FURTHER INSPECT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE ATTACHMENT FLANGE WAS CORRODED AND FOUND NOT REPAIRABLE. TAILBOOM ASSEMBLY WAS SCRAPPED.

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