What was found
DURING ANNUAL INSP, DISCOVERED CRACK IN THE TAILBOOM ATTACH FITTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW FITTING. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- July 24, 2009
- Submitted
- January 15, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N555NB
- Make and model
- Bell 206B3
- Aircraft serial
- 2306
- Aircraft time
- 6,860 hours, 7,888 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- Part number
- 206031329103S
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 6,860 hours, 7,888 cycles
- 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.