What was found
DURING A FUEL STOP ON A NORMAL WALK-AROUND, PILOT NOTICED SOMETHING HANGING DOWN BELOW THE CARGO HOOK. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE CARGO HOOK EMERGENCY RELEASE CABLE BROKE COMPLETELY THROUGH 2 INCHES FROM CONNECTION ON CARGO HOOK.
- Difficulty date
- March 11, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N108W
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52034
- System (JASC)
- 2550 · Cargo Compartments
- Part
- Wire Rope
- Part number
- 206072903101
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Cargo Hook
- Part time
- 1,421 hours
- 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.