What was found
DURING DAILY INSPECTION, FOUND SUPPORT WITH STRESS CRACKS IN RADIUS FROM WHEN THE SUPPORT WAS MANUFACTURED. (X)
- Difficulty date
- March 5, 2000
- Submitted
- April 12, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N437AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53141
- Aircraft time
- 3,308 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Support Bracket
- Part number
- 407023800118
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Boom
- Part time
- 1,902 hours
- Component
- Tailboom Assy · Bell
- Component part number
- 407030801101
- 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.