What was found
THE LT UPPER AFT LONGERON WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CRACK EXTENDED DOWNWARD FROM THE UPPER FLANGE’S FREE EDGE AT BS 130. THE LONGERON WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- May 1, 2015
- Submitted
- March 23, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N16204
- Make and model
- Bell 206B3
- Aircraft serial
- 3721
- Aircraft time
- 21,460 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- 206B3
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 130
- 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.