What was found
THE LT UPPER AFT LONGERON WAS FOUND CRACKED . THE CRACK EXTENDED DOWNWARD FROM THE UPPER FLANGES FREE EDGE BETWEEN TS 117 - 130. THE LONGERON WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- July 17, 2015
- Submitted
- March 23, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N16280
- Make and model
- Bell 206B3
- Aircraft serial
- 3831
- Aircraft time
- 16,900 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- 206031314023
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 117-130
- 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.