What was found
DURING INSPECTION OF THE RT UPPER TAILBOOM MOUNT WE FOUND P/N 500N3129-6 ANGLE CRACKED. TO INSPECT, YOU MUST REMOVE THE RIVETED CLOSURE ,ON THE SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. WE HAVE FOUND CRACKS ,ON ALL 3, OF OUR 600N MODELS.
- Difficulty date
- October 26, 2001
- Submitted
- October 26, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N958SD
- Make and model
- Doug 600N
- Aircraft serial
- RN018
- Aircraft time
- 2,219 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Angle
- Part number
- 500N31296
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Boom
- Part time
- 2,219 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.