# Incident 20120904029009I: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, Harrison, AR, September 4, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2012, 13:18 local time
- Place: Harrison, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 36.2426° N, 93.1176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrison, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2426&lon=-93.1176&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74AE-2018-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C28 series (registry code 03022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C28 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120904029009I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 THE LEFT-HAND CHIN BUBBLE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE IN CRUISE-FLIGHT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE CHIN BUBBLE HAD BEEN INSTALLED 6 DAYS EARLIER AND BY ADMISSION OF THE MECHANIC, THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS HAD NOT BEEN FOLLOWED. THE ICA FOR THE INSTALLATION STATES THAT THE WINDOW WILL BE INSTALLED FROM INSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SEALANT APPLIED TO THE RUBBER SEAL, AS NEEDED. THE MECHANIC DID NOT FOLLOW THESE PROCEDURES AND DID NOT APPLY ANY SEALANT. THE MECHANIC INSTALLED THE WINDOW FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE AIRFAME OPENING, CONTRARY TO THE ICA INSTALLATION PROCEDURES. THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS WITHIN THE ICA FOR INSTALLING THE TRANSPARENCY IN THIS MANNER.

## Other reports on N74AE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20030920023469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030920023469A), Sep 20, 2003: Bell 206L1 (N74AE), Shoals, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) On September 20, 2003, at 2338 EST, a Bell helicopter model 206-L1, N74AE, registered to air evac leasing corp. made a hard landing at a gypsum quarry…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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