What was found
DEFECT FOUND WHEN OLD COATING WAS REMOVED. FOUND THICKNESS OF PARENT METAL BELOW SPECS (PART WAS MANUFACTURED BELOW MINIMUM SPECS).
- Difficulty date
- December 27, 1999
- Submitted
- April 13, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N547AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53240
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Housing
- Part number
- 23061928
- Condition
- Mismanufactured
- Location
- Compressor
- Part time
- 1,785 hours
- Component
- 23065593
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.