Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
February 17, 2012
Submitted
February 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N209LF
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4960
Aircraft time
591 hours, 1,970 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
589 hours, 1,207 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Broken
Location
Tail Boom
Part time
590 hours, 1,970 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

DURING AN INSPECTION, HORIZONTAL STAB WAS REQUIRED TO BE REMOVED. UPON REMOVAL, THE UPPER LT MOUNT FITTING WAS FOUND BROKEN COMPLETELY IN HALF. AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION OF THE AREA RESULTED IN THE DISCOVERY OF THE UPPER RT FITTING BEING CRACKED ALSO.

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