Service difficulty report · Skin · Bell 412

Difficulty date
December 21, 1999
Submitted
May 10, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N18LA
Make and model
Bell 412
Aircraft serial
36043
Part
Skin
Part number
2030191001
Condition
Leaking
Location
Tail Boom
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.

What was found

DURING DAILY INSPECTION, MECHANIC FOUND A CRACK IN THE SKIN JUST BELOW TAIL BOOM ATTACH FITTING ON UPPER LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE AIRFRAME. INSP REVEALED THE MAIN BEAM CAP WAS BROKEN. MAINT REMOVED HELICOPTER FROM SERVICE. REMOVED RT HAND FITTING AND UPPER LT HAND FITTING FROM ANOTHER HELICOPTER S/N 36043, (SISTER SHIP). LT HAND FITTING HAD EVIDENCE OF CHIPS AND BURRS ON ALL BUT 2 HOLES. BEAM CAP IS THE SAME. MOST OF THE HOLES HAD NOT BEEN DEBURRED. THIS IS ON THE BROKEN FITING AND BEAM CAP. AFTER REMOVING A SECTION OF THE FWD PORTION OF BEAM CAP, FOUND HOLES HAD NOT BEEN DEBURRED. THE RIGHT HAND FITTING LOOKS THE SAME. UPPER LT FITTING - ALL BUT 2 HOLES WERE NOT DEBURRED. (X)

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