What was found
AFTER REMOVAL OF SHIMS IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH TB 206L-94-169. FORWARD RING WAS FOUND CRACKED UNDER SHIM AT LT LOWER ATTACH POINT. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A STRESS CRACK CAUSED BY WORKING RIVETS IN THE INTERCOSTAL ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- May 9, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1078N
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45389
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Part number
- 206032400027
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom Ring
- Part time
- 12,184 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.