What was found
UPPER TAILBOOM ATTACHMENT LONGERON CRACKED THROUGH ATTACHMENT FITTING. CRACK WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE DAILY VISUAL INSPECTION. PART WAS TAGGED AND SHIPPED TO BELL HELICOPTER IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
- Difficulty date
- March 15, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N390AL
- Make and model
- Bell 214ST
- Aircraft serial
- 28198
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- 214031431105
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Upper Tailboom
- Part time
- 3,611 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.