What was found
CRACK ON UPPER PORTION OF LEFT SIDE. CRACK TRAVELED ALMOST THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF FIN. THE FIN WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. A REPLACEMENT FIN WAS ORDERED. (X)
- Difficulty date
- November 19, 1999
- Submitted
- July 12, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N33PP
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51051
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Structure
- Part number
- 206020113129
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Fin
- Part time
- 8,270 hours
- 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.