What was found
TAIL ASSY LT AND RT SIDES , SKIN DEFORMATION BETWEEN STA 8700.1 TO 9436.1 AND BETWEEN WL 2176.8 TO 2060.8. SKIN IS BUBBLING TBD BETWEEN THE 2 HONEYCOMB AREAS OF THE PANEL ON BOTH SIDES OF BOOM.
- Difficulty date
- July 2, 2009
- Submitted
- July 10, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N305FD
- Make and model
- Agusta AB139
- Aircraft serial
- 41009
- Aircraft time
- 337 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Deformed
- Location
- Tail Boom
- Part time
- 338 hours
- Component
- Tail Boom
- Component part number
- 3G5350A00133
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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