# SDR 2017FA0000125

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: May 1, 2015
- Submitted: March 23, 2017
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N16204](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16204), registered now
- Make and model: Bell 206B-3
- Registry model: [Bell 206B-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206b-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 3721
- Aircraft time: 21,460 hours
- System (JASC): [5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5313)
- Part: Longeron
- Part number: 206B3
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Bs 130
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2017FA0000125

## Discrepancy

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.

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