What was found
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION THE UPPER LEFT HAND TAIL BOOM ATTACH FITTING WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK EMANATING FROM THE FASTENER HOLES WHICH ATTACH THE FITTING TO THE ADJACENT STRUCTURE.
- Difficulty date
- August 7, 2003
- Submitted
- September 24, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N999AH
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51046
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 206032409001
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.