Service difficulty report · Fitting · Bell UH1H

Difficulty date
February 27, 2006
Submitted
March 16, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N623PB
Make and model
Bell UH1H
Aircraft serial
6413689
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Fitting
Part number
2050318211P
Condition
Fractured
Location
Tailboom
Component
Tailboom
Component part number
20503280071
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AC LANDED FOR SHUTDOWN AFTER OPERATING FOR APPROX 3 FLIGHT HOURS, AC WAS SHAKING DURING SHUTDOWN. DURING POST FLIGHT INSP IT WAS FOUND THAT UPPER LT MOUNT HARD POINT PN 2050318211P ON TAILBOOM (PN 20503280071), WAS FRACTURED, HAD TORN THRU FWD TAILBOOM BLKHD (PN 205030807123S) ON AIRFRAME WAS ALSO CRACKED IN 2 PLACES RADIATING FROM BOOM MOUNT HOLE TO EDGE OF FITTING. AC RECORDS DO NOT REFLECT ANY INSTANCE OF HARD LANDING, OVER TORQUE, OR OTHER DAMAGE HISTORY. AC HAS APPROX 8400 HOURS TT, RECORDS SHOW THAT TAILBOOM WAS INSTALLED APPROX 5000 HOURS AGO. SUSPECTED, WHEN UPPER FITTING FAILED INSIDE TAILBOOM, BOOM ASSY SAGGED, PLACING EXCESSIVE TWIST ON LWR LT AIRFRAME MOUNT CAUSING IT TO CRACK IN 2 PLACES. (K)

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